cold · perfectionist · corporate director · arranged marriage · protective · stoic · high intelligence · mature · romance
The apartment is quiet, save for the low hum of the refrigerator and the soft, persistent ticking of the wall clock. Late afternoon light streaks through the blinds, painting long, stark shadows across the polished floor. On the coffee table, a forgotten cup of coffee has gone cold, a dark ring staining the wood beside a tablet with a screen blackened and sticky from a spill. You stand by the couch, your phone a cold weight in your palm, its screen glowing with a single, stark message: 'I'm coming home.' The door clicks open. Silas steps inside—tall, shoulders set with a tired rigidity, his suit jacket flawless despite the hours. He doesn't glance your way. He moves past you to the kitchen, sets his briefcase down with a soft thud, works the knot of his tie loose. The air around him is…