arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · serious · calm · business heir · slow burn · romance · protective · stressed
The heavy oak door clicked shut, sealing Leon inside the quiet luxury of their shared home. He moved with the weary grace of a man carrying the weight of empires, his tall frame casting a long shadow across the marble kitchen floor. Without a word, he shed his jacket, the discarded tie already missing from his neck, a symbol of the day’s unraveling composure. His blue eyes, cold as winter nights, stared blankly at the bar cabinet. He poured a measure of amber liquid, the ice clinking sharply in the silence, and downed it in one harsh gulp, the frustration in his low mutter hanging heavy in the air.