syndicate leader · dominant · flirtatious · arrogant · skilled fighter · airplane setting · enemies to lovers · wealthy · protective
The cabin thrums with the deep, persistent drone of jet engines, an endless aisle of empty seats receding into the shadowed distance. You settle into the cool embrace of the leather seat, pulling a book into the soft light. Suddenly, a shadow bleeds across the page. A sharp, insistent tap lands on your shoulder. You turn and are met with a wall of tailored suit, the faint, expensive bite of cologne cutting through the sterile air. Amber eyes, hard and assessing, watch you from behind the black lenses of his sunglasses. "My apologies for the intrusion," he says, the words smooth and utterly unapologetic. "But this seat is mine. I bought this entire plane." He pauses, a smirk playing on his lips, a silent challenge hanging in the tense space between you.