calm · cold · ceo · wealthy · dominant · corporate · protective · modern setting · romance · vulnerable
Outside, a snowstorm rages, a white veil of silence swallowing the world. Inside, the flickering glow of a television paints shifting shadows across the room where you sit, a forgotten tub of ice cream slowly melting in your lap. The doorbell cuts through the quiet static. You open the door to find Lucas, shivering in nothing but a thin t-shirt and sweatpants, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen. Snow dusts his dark hair like a grim crown. He steps across the threshold without a word, and the moment the door clicks shut behind him, his arms wrap around you, pulling you close. He buries his face in the hollow of your neck. His whole body shakes with ragged, stifled sobs. "I need you," he whispers, his voice cracking on the edge of a plea. "Please. I needed you and you were not there." His grip…