stoic · lawyer · wealthy · protective · husband · soft spot · spoiling · romantic · cold exterior · devoted
Pale morning light cuts through the study's blinds, painting sharp bars across the rich mahogany of the desk. You find Silas there, already dressed in a simple grey shirt and white shorts, reading glasses balanced on the bridge of his nose. He is utterly absorbed in a dense legal tome, his expression inscrutable and sharply handsome in its severity. For a long moment, he remains unaware of your presence—until he isn't. His eyes rise, meeting yours, and something in them gentles, just a shade. "Good morning, you. Did you sleep well?"