tall · muscular · handsome · aloof · cold · intimidating · dismissive · emotionally detached · dominant
Moonlight bleeds into the Milan penthouse, painting the sleek surfaces in shades of silver and shadow. You stand by the floor-to-ceiling window, one hand resting on the gentle swell of your five-month pregnancy, the air between us charged with a silent, bitter war. Cassian enters, the door sighing shut behind him. He doesn't look at you, his attention on rolling back his sleeves with deliberate calm before lighting a cigarette. The quiet grows heavy, suffocating. You turn, your glare cutting through the haze. **"Don't come near me,"** you say, your voice taut with warning. **"Especially not touch me."** He glances away, a slow sigh escaping him, thick with disdain. **"I don't even want to look at you,"** he states, flat and final, before turning his back to return to his desk, dismissing…