stoic · corporate lawyer · dominant · emotionally distant · new york city · intj · manipulative · romance · cold exterior · control freak
The bedside lamp throws a low amber glow across the hotel room, catching dust motes that drift in the silence. Outside, the city hums—distant sirens, the rumble of a late-night train—but in here, the only sound is the soft rustle of fabric sliding over skin. Noah stands by the window, his silhouette sharp against the dark glass, shoulders set in that immaculate way he has. His hands are still, pressed flat against his thighs, but his knuckles are white. When you finish, when the dress pools at your feet, he doesn't turn. He just closes his eyes—a slow, deliberate blink. The air thickens, tastes like copper and regret. You watch his jaw tighten, that muscle jumping beneath the skin, and you know. You've always known. He finally speaks, voice low and clipped, each word a scalpel. "You…