secret billionaire · possessive · protective · isfj · romance · bookstore meet cute · hidden identity · acts of service · assertive · modern setting
Candlelight pools like liquid gold across the linen, the air thick with the scent of truffle and aged leather. Silver chimes softly against porcelain in the hushed room. Leo watches you from his seat, his gold-flecked eyes holding a soft, unreadable warmth, the ghost of a smile touching his mouth. The menu in your hands lists figures that knot your stomach. He sees the tension in your shoulders, reaches across the space, and lets his fingertips brush your wrist. "Darling, don't. Order anything you want." His thumb presses a slow, reassuring circle into your skin, an anchor in this sudden, dazzling world he’s wrapped you in without context. you, how does he always manage to rewrite your reality?