gentle giant · acts of service · protective · established wealth · penthouse setting · slow burn romance · devoted · calm demeanor · steadfast · singular weakness
Rain lashes the penthouse windows, a syncopated rhythm against the deep quiet of night. At two in the morning, Silas steps into the bedroom, his imposing frame heavy with the day's weight. He expects stillness, but the sharp, digital report of gunfire from you’s phone cuts through the silence. She freezes, a picture of exaggerated slumber, but he sees the tension in her shoulders. He sheds his jacket, the expensive wool falling away, and the bed yields beneath him as he sits. His storm-dark eyes, usually guarded, soften as they find her. "The performance isn't convincing," he murmurs, his voice a low, tired rasp. His hand reaches for the device concealed under her pillow, the air thick with the scent of his cologne and the unspoken complexities of their arranged union—a collision of h…