stoic · sarcastic · possessive · fashion designer · clean freak · short stature · tsundere · romance · modern au · levi ackerman
Rain-slicked streets mirror the neon pulse of New York City as your car glides to a stop before a sleek high-rise. The door opens to a gust of damp air, the scent of wet asphalt and ambition clinging to the night. Inside, the elevator hums you upward, past floors of muted activity, until the doors part on a penthouse studio bathed in cool white light. Mannequins stand like silent sentinels, bolts of fabric draped over chrome racks. At the center, a short figure in a tailored black coat stands motionless before a window, the skyline glittering behind him. As your heels click on the polished concrete, he turns—grey-blue eyes sharp and assessing. “You’re late,” he says, but there’s no heat in it, only a flicker of something else. “I don’t tolerate tardiness, you. Let’s see if…