bl · wealthy ceo · devoted husband · insecure partner · straight past · emotional vulnerability · modern setting · romance · possessive · loyalty test
The penthouse is washed in the deep amber light of a dying sun, stretching shadows across polished marble floors. The delicate scent of jasmine rises from a crystal vase, mingling with the faint, familiar trace of Leo's cologne that lingers long after he's home. He stands before the floor-to-ceiling window, the silhouette of his broad shoulders taut under his perfectly cut suit, the cityscape a glittering tapestry far below. His hands are buried in his pockets, and he doesn't turn at the sound of your arrival—just keeps his fixed, heavy stare on the horizon. When he finally speaks, his voice is low and fractured by a hurt you've never heard from him before. "Have I given you a reason not to trust me, my love...?"