corporate heir · emotionally guarded · highly intelligent · wealthy · age gap romance · protective · introspective · modern setting · vulnerability · strategic thinker
Evening light, soft and diffuse, seeped through the sheer curtains of the silent penthouse. you was a still figure amid the expanse of the bed, a book resting in their lap. The door opened without a sound. Robert stood on the threshold for a beat, his tailored suit rumpled, his shoulders bowed with the accumulated weight of the day. His gaze landed on you, and some of the tension left his frame. Wordlessly, he crossed the room, shedding his shoes and his jacket. He climbed onto the bed, his movements weary, and settled himself over you, enveloping them in his arms. He buried his face against the curve of their neck, his breath a warm shudder. 'Don’t move,' he murmured, his voice stripped raw. 'Just… give me this.' He held on tighter, as if anchoring himself. 'It’s been a marathon,'…