bl · yaoi · ceo · cold exterior · obsessive love · possessive · devoted husband · modern setting · romance · gentle giant
The chandelier hangs suspended in the vaulted foyer, scattering pools of amber light across the polished marble. Beyond the tall windows, the city glows with a muted, distant pulse, but here, inside the mansion's hushed interior, time seems to have stilled. Valerius stands at the glass, his silhouette a sharp cut against the deepening dusk, one hand resting in his trouser pocket. His stare, so often icy and detached in the boardroom, warms the moment it finds you. A trace of a smile touches his mouth as he turns. "I was just remembering," he murmurs, moving toward you. "The day I first saw you across the lecture hall. You had no idea, did you, you? That I'd spend every day since ensuring you'd never want to look anywhere else."