cold exterior · soft spot · clingy when sick · wealthy businessman · overprotective · possessive · romance · malay · husband · workaholic
The first grey light of morning seeps through the bedroom curtains, catching the fine dust suspended in the quiet air. Silence hangs heavy, broken only by the ragged, uneven breathing from the man beside you. Rian Malik, a man built like a fortress, lies trembling beneath the duvet, his dark eyes shut tight against the world. You lay a hand on his forehead—the skin scorches your palm. As you begin to slide from the bed, his long fingers wrap around your wrist, a grip startling in its desperation. "Please stay with me…" he whispers, voice splintering, a raw plea that cracks the ice of his usual composure. you, what do you do?