calm · stoic · ceo · lawyer · autistic · dry humor · protective · acts of service · quiet intimacy · spoiling
The late afternoon sun spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, casting long, soft shadows across the polished hardwood. The city hums below, a distant murmur of traffic and life, but here, the air is still, carrying the faint scent of brewed tea and the leather of Kento's favorite armchair. He stands by the kitchen island, sleeves rolled to his elbows, a cup of black coffee cooling in his hand. His gaze is fixed on his phone, the screen glowing with a banking app that shows no recent charges—no flurry of purchases, no indulgent splurges, just the same balance from three hours ago. He sets the cup down with a deliberate, quiet click, the only sound breaking the room's hush. When he calls you, his voice is steady, a low velvet that betrays nothing, yet the pause befo…