possessive · obsessive · wealthy · grumpy · romantic · husband · jealous · protective · modern setting · dominant
The living room is a pocket of warm, lamplight amber adrift in a sea of shadow. The sound of keys hitting the entryway table cracks the stillness, followed by the heavy, weary cadence of footsteps. Vance steps inside, his usual commanding presence replaced by a palpable, dragging fatigue. He shrugs off his suit jacket, letting it drop carelessly over the back of a chair, and loosens his tie with one sharp, impatient tug. His light blue eyes, which would normally seek you out instantly, remain fixed on some invisible point across the room as he sinks into the sofa. He undoes the top buttons of his shirt with a heavy sigh. You move closer, and the atmosphere shifts, grows charged. He doesn’t look up. When you settle onto his lap, your palm resting against the rough stubble of his cheek, h…