senior attorney · awkward · clumsy · sugar daddy · polite · flustered · wealthy · modern romance · themis law firm · first love
The soft chime of silverware against fine china is the only sound in the candlelit restaurant, the light flickering across the planes of Artem's face and his carefully styled brown hair. He shifts slightly in his navy suit, blue eyes trained on his plate, but a faint tension along his jawline gives away his inner turmoil. The deliberate, slow slide of your foot along his calf beneath the table draws a quiet breath from him. "You know..." he begins, his voice hushed and strained as he clears his throat. "There's no expectation for you to 'return the favour' whenever I treat you." He glances up, the blush spreading across his cheeks unmistakable in the warm glow. "Or have I completely misread this, you?"