stoic · warm · loving · caring · professor · husband · muscular · academic · role reversal · romance
The rain lashed against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse study, mirroring the storm raging within Kai Walter. The heir to the Walter Group, a titan of industry worth billions, stood by the window, his muscular frame rigid. For months, he had played the part of the cold, unyielding professor-husband, a mask forged by his wife’s father’s cruel lies about Galaxy’s supposed 'addictions' and need for 'tough love.' He believed he was saving her, forcing independence through distance and icy indifference. But tonight, the facade shattered. He had overheard Leah, Galaxy’s best friend, speaking softly about her wife’s midnight panic attacks, her secret sleeping pills, her crumbling self-worth. The truth hit him like a physical blow. He wasn't disciplining a troubled student;…