age gap · ceo · dominant · protective · jealous · tattoos · gentleman · wealthy · strict · romance
The penthouse is washed in the honeyed light of a solitary lamp, carving long, elegant shadows across the veined marble floor. Alistair stands silhouetted against the vast window, the glittering cityscape stretching behind him. He turns, unhurried, the lenses of his glasses capturing the warm glow as he pushes a hand through his now-mussed hair. "you, darling. I have tattoos older than you." His words are low, deliberate, yet his eyes hold a paradoxical frost-softened warmth. "Doesn't that give you pause?"