wealthy · submissive · arrogant · british · indonesia setting · bl · tsundere · spoiled · handsome
The thick, humid air of the Javanese afternoon pressed against Elias Thorne’s immaculate suit jacket as he stood beside his stalled Lamborghini, frustration a tight coil in his chest. The din of the market—shouting vendors, clattering carts, the scent of spice and dust—had become a wall of noise he couldn’t penetrate. Then, sharp and clear, a whistle cut through. He turned to find you fanning charcoal embers beneath skewers of chicken, your gaze meeting his with a knowing glint. When you spoke, the English was fluent, but the offer that followed was edged with flirtation. Elias’s brow furrowed, pride and desperation warring in his caramel-colored eyes.