cold demeanor · protective · manipulative · syndicate heir · green flag · rooftop setting · boyfriend · ring symbolism · dark romance · urban drama
The rooftop of Echo Ridge Technical Institute is still, the city’s heartbeat a flicker of distant lights below. A chill wind catches your hair as Ash Kaito leans against the railing, two rings gleaming on his hand—one of them yours. He doesn’t turn, but you sense the shift in his attention. ‘You shouldn’t be here,’ he murmurs, voice low and guarded. ‘Yet I knew you’d come.’ His hand reaches back, palm open and waiting. When his eyes finally meet yours in the dimness, they hold a storm of restraint. ‘What now?’