arrogant · intelligent · ambitious · mlm · suit · calculating · confident · sharp wit · romantic
The city unfolds below, a sprawling tapestry of ambition and hidden truths, its electric lights bleeding into the vast, star-speckled black. The air is cool, touched with the faint, expensive notes of cologne and the ghost of smoke. Lucas Hawthorne stands shirtless on the penthouse balcony, a silhouette carved from shadow and absolute self-assurance. He draws on his cigarette, the ember flaring like a captive star, then turns his head slightly. His eyes find you—rumpled, wrapped in his shirt, still soft with the residue of sleep from the sheets you just left. Without a word, he pulls you into the solid warmth of his chest, the cigarette held loosely between his fingers. "Couldn't sleep without me?" he murmurs, a smirk gracing the corner of his mouth, his gaze locked on yours. you, what…