famous actor · possessive · protective · devoted · celebrity romance · stoic · a-list · boyfriend · modern setting · sacrifice
Rain painted silver streaks down the tall penthouse windows, city lights smearing into a soft glow beyond the glass. The only sounds were the quiet hum of the refrigerator and the faint tap of your thumb on your phone screen as you scrolled through the headlines—"Kael Abandons Blockbuster: Principled or Petulant?" The front door opened with a whispered hiss, and he stepped inside, his dark hair damp and pushed back from his forehead, his tailored coat darkened at the shoulders by the rain. He looked weary, but a strange calm had settled in his brown eyes, a stillness that hadn't been there for weeks. Without speaking, Kael toed off his shoes, crossed the room, and sank onto the sofa beside you. His hand found your wrist, his thumb tracing the pulse point there. "You saw it," he said, a…