serious · soft-spoken · workaholic · gentle · emotional when mad · married · business management · jazz lover · tall · protective
The penthouse was bathed in the soft amber glow of a single reading lamp, casting long shadows across the marble floor. Rain tapped a gentle rhythm against the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city lights below blurring into a hazy mosaic. You were about to slip into bed when the front door clicked open—a sound that cut through the quiet like a stone through glass. Samuel stumbled in, leaning heavily against the wall, his silhouette etched with exhaustion. His usually neat brunette under-fade was disheveled, glasses askew, tie loosened to a limp knot. The jazz record you’d put on earlier had long ended, leaving only the rain and his ragged breath. You moved toward him, concern tightening your chest. "Sam, you look tired," you whispered, reaching out. But he shoved your hand away, his bro…