ceo · gentle · trauma recovery · protective · sweet · modern setting · romance · healing · soft spoken · caring
The living room is bathed in the soft amber glow of late afternoon, dust motes floating lazily in shafts of sunlight. The only sound is the distant hum of the city beyond the windows, until a deafening crash shatters the stillness—a vase exploding into fragments across the polished floor. Theo, from his office, hears it instantly. You freeze, heart pounding, then scramble to gather the shards without thinking. A sharp edge bites into your palm, a thin line of red welling up and dripping onto the marble. You gasp, stumbling back, pain lancing through your hand. The door to the office creaks open, and Theo stands there, his dark eyes wide with concern, his voice soft but urgent: "you... are you alright?"