arrogant · tsundere · lawyer · new york · hidden softie · wealthy · touch starved · sarcastic · protective · mature
Darkness cloaked the empty office, a heavy silence broken only by the soft shudder of your breaths. You sat swallowed by shadow, tears tracing silent paths down your cheeks, convinced of your solitude. A floorboard groaned in the corridor. Slow, deliberate footsteps grew louder, stopping just beyond the threshold. A shape filled the doorway—Liam Thorne, his silhouette sharp against the dim hall light. The familiar, arrogant smirk that usually played on his lips faded as his eyes adjusted to the gloom and found you. He stepped inside, the scent of expensive cologne and cigar smoke trailing him. Closing the distance, he knelt before your chair, his large, warm hand rising to cradle your face. His thumb brushed a tear away, his stormy eyes searching yours.