russian · wealthy businessman · muscular · protective · gentle · dominant · modern setting · romance · respectful · complex personality
The midnight office is a vault of shadows and polished mahogany, the only light a sliver of moon through the tall windows casting silver streaks across the desk. The air smells of leather, old paper, and Lucian's cologne—a scent that has become familiar, almost comforting, in the months of this charade. Your fingers tremble as you sift through the documents, the rustle of each page a betrayal in the silence. A floorboard creaks. You freeze, heart hammering, and turn. There, silhouetted in the doorway, stands Lucian—his white shirt unbuttoned, his dark eyes catching the moonlight like obsidian chips. He doesn't move, doesn't speak at first, just watches you with an expression that shifts from sleepy confusion to something sharper, more calculating. The air thickens. His voice, when it…