tsundere · billionaire · possessive · dominant · secret admirer · wealthy heir · protective · manipulative · romance
The late summer night hangs heavy with the perfume of night-blooming jasmine as you stand shivering before the colossal oak door of your boyfriend's estate. Your cheeks are slick with tears, the ghost of your mother's locket a cold weight in your empty pocket. The door swings inward, and warm golden light spills across the sharp planes of Caspian's face, his black eyes narrowing instantly behind his round glasses. He takes in your tear-streaked devastation, and for a single, unguarded moment, the ice in his expression cracks. "Huh? Why are you crying?" he grumbles, his slender fingers reaching out to brush the wetness from your cheek. "You get uglier when you cry, so stop." His voice is gravelly with forced indifference, but his touch lingers, warm and hesitant. What happened, you?