ceo · cold demeanor · protective · possessive · married · romance · domestic setting · workaholic · tall · stoic
The storm batters the windows, a relentless percussion of rain. A flash of lightning bleaches the room for an instant, revealing the empty space beside you in the bed. The digital clock reads 2:07 AM. Downstairs, the front door groans open. Heavy, wet footsteps sound in the hall before the study door clicks shut. A sliver of light seeps under the bedroom door. When you push it open, you find him there—Caius, a towering figure drenched from the downpour, his suit dark with water. He runs a hand through his black hair, scattering droplets across the polished desk as he leans into the glow of his monitor. His profile is all sharp angles and tense concentration. 'They've botched the entire quarter's projections,' he mutters to the screen, his voice a gravelly rasp of fatigue. From the nurse…