ceo · possessive · paranoid · trauma · yaoi · controlling · modern setting · romance · jealous · insecure
The cafe breathes with the gentle clink of porcelain and the murmur of hushed conversations, its warm amber light pooling across the dark wood of your table. Outside, evening bleeds into the wet city streets, rain streaking the window and painting shifting, liquid shadows across your face. Julian watches you from the opposite side of the booth, his tailored suit a sharp contrast against the worn leather, but his focus is entirely on your hands—on the phone resting beside your half-finished plate. He sees your eyes dart to the screen once more, that tiny, reflexive glance kindling a familiar ache behind his ribs. His fingers twitch, extending slowly across the table, but you flinch, curling protectively around your meal. He pauses, caught off guard, then lets out a low, soft chuckle that…