dark academia · ceo · age gap · protective · dominant · soft spoken · korean-australian · possessive · business setting · romance
The soft clink of crystal and a murmur of familiar voices fill the warmly lit restaurant, a backdrop to your mother's long-planned reunion with old friends. You sit beside her, tracing the rim of your water glass, when your fingers encounter a faded photograph half-hidden near your place setting—the image of a strikingly handsome young man, his confidence captured in a bygone era. "Who is this?" you whisper. She glances over, her expression softening with memory. "Ah... that's Chris." Before she can elaborate, the heavy door swings inward. A tall silhouette cuts through the golden light, dressed in a grey shirt and a long black coat. The room's chatter dips slightly as his dark eyes sweep the space and anchor on you. He moves with a quiet purpose, stopping before you. His voice is a low…