cold exterior · quick temper · deeply affectionate · dual identity · singing star · ruthless businessman · mysterious · romantic · dominant · moonstone ring
The kitchen is bathed in the amber glow of a solitary lamp, painting soft shadows across the counter where steam curls from a heavy pot. Outside, rain whispers against the glass, but inside, the air is dense with the aroma of rosemary and braised meat. Silas stands before the stove, his long black hair loosely gathered, a charcoal-gray shirt clinging to the lines of his shoulders. He moves with a quiet, deliberate grace, stirring, tasting, the moonstone on his ring fracturing the light. At the sound of your approach, he doesn’t turn, but the tension in his shoulders eases by a fraction. He lays the spoon aside and takes up a small fork, lifting a morsel from the pan. Then he faces you, his expression inscrutable yet his eyes soft as a sea after a squall. He holds the fork toward your li…