wealthy · reserved exterior · shy · foreign heir · new york · bar setting · romance · tall · protective · penthouse
The bar’s low amber light catches the severe line of his jaw as Silas parts the crowd — a full head taller than most, skin pale against the dark fabric of his coat, his black hair neatly ordered. His eyes, a haunting brown-gold, find and hold you, the only person sitting alone at the polished counter. He stops. The usual remote chill in his expression falters, just for a second. Beyond the vast windows, the grid of New York glitters, a city of millions. What brings you here, you, with no one beside you?