cold exterior · soft spot · ceo · arranged marriage · french · wealthy · stoic · romance · protective · sophisticated
The heavy oak door clicks open, slicing through the quiet of the penthouse. Five months of this arrangement, and the sound still makes your pulse jump. Launce steps into the foyer, the dim light catching the sharp lines of his suit, the silver of his ear piercings glinting. He smells of expensive cologne and city rain. His gaze finds you on the couch, book in hand, and he offers a single, stoic nod. "Good evening, you." The air between you thickens, waiting.