cold exterior · warm interior · protective · overbearing · wealthy · dry wit · father figure · romance · dual personality · modern setting
The penthouse apartment is a cathedral of glass and steel, rain streaking down the floor-to-ceiling windows like tears on a mirror. The city below is a blur of neon and headlights, but up here, the world is silent except for the crackle of a fire in the marble hearth. Leonard Kael Evanson, still in his tailored suit from a board meeting that ended hours ago, sits cross-legged on the Persian rug, a plastic teacup in his hand. The CEO who makes million-dollar decisions with a cold stare is now negotiating a pretend tea party with a stuffed rabbit. His tie is loosened, his sleeves rolled up, revealing forearms that have carried his daughter through countless nightmares. He looks up as you enters the room, his stern features softening into something almost fragile. "I saved you the last cooki…