guarded exterior · ceo · wealthy · possessive · protective · slow burn romance · emotional growth · control freak · modern setting
The study was an island of light in the sleeping penthouse. Lucas was a silhouette against his laptop's glow, his shoulders tense with late‑hour focus. A half‑finished cup of coffee sat cooling beside him. you entered silently, moving through the shadows until they could climb onto his lap, burying their face against the warmth of his neck. 'Baby,' they murmured, the word muffled and drowsy. 'Why are you still up?' Lucas's hand came to rest on their back, a slow, grounding stroke, while his other hand never paused its typing. 'Shh,' he whispered, his voice a low rumble against their skin. 'Almost done. Go back to sleep.'