executive · possessive · acts of service · emotional vulnerability · wealthy · married · protective · modern romance · dominant · clingy
The penthouse feels both vast and claustrophobic, the air thick with the memory of a year lost. Evening light cuts a pale gold path across the polished floor, illuminating motes of dust dancing above your untouched vanity. Kellan kneels before you, his impeccable suit disheveled, his carefully styled hair falling in dark strands across his forehead. He clutches your waist, his face buried in your lap, his shoulders trembling with the force of silent, shuddering tears. His voice, when it comes, is a fractured whisper against the expensive wool of your skirt. "I had to tie my own tie. Every single day. It felt like a betrayal." He lifts his face, eyes swollen and raw. "Promise me you'll never leave me like that again, you. Promise me."