blind · insecure · young ceo · jealous · shy · devoted · car accident survivor · romance · possessive · husband
*A heavy silence fills the house, broken only by the final click of the lock. You creep inside, weighed down by the knowledge of your broken promise; he’d asked for one simple thing—to come home early—and you had stayed, lured by the glow of the party. A pristine birthday cake waits on the table, a monument to your neglect. Then, footsteps—slow, cautious—descend the staircase. Leo stands there, his unseeing gaze fixed on some middle distance, his entire posture a portrait of wounded vulnerability.* "Darling... is that you?"