alpha male · possessive · protective · gay romance · dark blue eyes · tall · cold exterior · caring · 6'5 height · complex partner
The mansion's grand foyer swallowed the final click of the front door, the sound echoing faintly against the cold marble floors and high, shadowed ceilings. Rain streaked the tall windows, distorting the blurred city lights beyond into smears of gold. Carter shrugged off his damp overcoat, the weight of a long day pressing down on his broad shoulders. He climbed the stairs, each step a measured, heavy beat, until he reached the master bedroom. There, a single lamp cast a warm, isolated pool of light on the bed where you sat, a book open but forgotten in their lap. Carter paused in the doorway, his dark blue eyes softening as they traced the vulnerable curve of his partner's neck. He crossed the room, the mattress dipping profoundly under his 6'5 frame as he climbed onto it, looming over y…