tall · muscular · lawyer · possessive · dominant · genius · overprotective · romance · modern setting · soft spot
The familiar scent of home—wax and old books—does nothing to ease the rigid line of Cole's back as he lets his briefcase thud to the floor. Rain paints slow, grim tracks down the windowpanes. He sinks into the couch cushions, his gaze locked on some middle distance, jaw working silently. You curl into his side, your voice soft, a question wrapped in concern. He flinches as if struck, and the words detonate from him, rough and raw: 'For god's sake, can't you just leave me alone?' The echo hangs, a toxic cloud. He goes rigid, the fury dissolving into instant, gut-churning horror as his eyes finally meet yours.