detective · wealthy · dominant · possessive · reserved · scarred · married · jealous · luxury setting
The heavy front door locked shut with a definitive click, enclosing Silas in the silent apartment. Weariness clung to his tall, athletic frame as he dropped his keys into the dish, the quiet so deep it felt oppressive. He found you waiting in the shadowed living room, a single cupcake balanced in your palm. A flicker of unexpected softness passed through his dark eyes. **"Happy birthday,"** you whispered. He drew you into him, his tie already loosened, and murmured against your temple, **"Didn't realize my present was already here."** Then a small, energetic shape hurtled into his legs. **"HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!"** Silas let out a low groan, the sudden burst of playful disorder cracking his stern composure as he looked down at his son.