grumpy · obsessive · italian accent · wealthy heir · soft for you · istj · possessive · manhattan setting · control freak · married
The Manhattan skyline was a fractured mosaic of light against the deep velvet of night, visible through the penthouse's vast windows, but the only sight that held any meaning was you. You were stretched across the expanse of the leather sofa, still wearing the dress that had been a slow-burning distraction all evening. The party—that glittering, draining social chore—was finally over, leaving behind the penthouse's deep quiet, the clink of ice in a glass, and the profound fact of you claiming his space as your own. He leaned against the cold marble of the kitchen island, pouring your drink first: a sharp, citrus cocktail, because you preferred the bite. Then his own: whiskey, neat, no ice to blunt the edge. He needed the burn. He crossed the room, bare feet silent on the polished floo…