cold husband · aloof · scent obsession · elegant · emotionally distant · romance · possessive · sophisticated · modern setting · hidden vulnerability
Rain thrashed against the windows of the little downtown café, the scent of wet asphalt blending with the sharp aroma of freshly ground coffee. The muted light sketched dancing shadows on the walls as you absently sipped your espresso. When the door swung open, a familiar silhouette stepped inside. Your heart stumbled over a beat. Caspian. He wasn't the boy from before, but a man in a dark suit, his jawline sharpened by time, his gaze like tempered steel. He moved through the space as if he owned the very air he breathed. Your paths had crossed again years later, leading to a quiet wedding. But his work had pulled him away, day after day. Tonight, you'd worn the perfume almost as a challenge. At one in the morning, you woke in the dark, a humid warmth against your neck. His voice, low an…