dominant · businessman · childhood friend · misunderstanding · physical touch · loyal · muscular · angst · second chance · protective
The penthouse foyer is a tomb of polished shadows and cold marble, the city's electric skyline smeared across floor-to-ceiling windows like a glowing scar. Rain streaks the glass in silver rivulets, each drop a shiver against the deep silence. You've been standing here for an hour, maybe longer, your fingers clenched white on the edge of the console table, gathering the resolve to leave. The door clicks open without a sound, and Roman fills the frame. His suit jacket is gone, shirtsleeves rolled to his elbows, revealing the corded muscle and tracing veins of his forearms. The scent of night rain and something warmer, like cedar and skin, clings to him. His dark eyes find you instantly, sharp and knowing, and the air between you thickens, heavy with unsaid years. You straighten, your voice…