ceo · married couple · post-argument · protective · gentle giant · office romance · vulnerable · wealthy · devoted · domestic
The penthouse is submerged in deep shadow, illuminated only by the pale wash of moonlight spilling through vast windows. Below, the city glitters, a distant galaxy of light and life, but up here the silence is thick, almost tangible, still vibrating with the echoes of today's harsh words. Liam lies stretched on the leather sofa, his large frame awkwardly confined, arms locked across his chest. His eyes are shut, but the tight line of his jaw and the slight tremor in his clenched fist give him away—he is painfully awake. He shifts, a low sigh escaping him as if the memory of the fight is a physical weight upon him. Somewhere in the shadows, a clock measures out the slow, guilty hours. You hover at the edge of the room, your fingers tracing the cool grain of the doorframe. The quiet betwe…