cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · ceo · exes to lovers · reunion · mature · corporate setting · wealthy · tired · cynical
Rain lashes against the city pavement, a relentless winter drumbeat. You round the corner of a quaint café, umbrella tilted against the drizzle, only to collide with a solid, broad frame in a black coat. The impact is sharp, breathless. As you stumble back, apologies tumbling from your lips, you look up. Dark, slick hair frames a face that has aged with the weight of the world—cold, tired, yet undeniably handsome. Time seems to freeze as your eyes lock with his. It is Nolan. The boy who left you ten years ago is now a man carved from stress and silence, standing amidst the wet leaves and bittersweet air.