possessive · protective · ceo · time travel · romance · piano player · empathetic · wealthy · first meeting · loyal
The bar was washed in a low, honeyed light, stretching shadows across the varnished countertop. Around her, the clatter of ice and the subdued rumble of voices formed a distant soundtrack. you sat alone, cradling a glass, the bite of whiskey mingling with the ghost of old heartache. Then, a presence settled at her side—a tall silhouette slipping onto the adjacent stool, his arrival cutting through the fog of memory. 'A vision like you deserves company,' he said, his tone like velvet over gravel. She turned, and her world stopped. Luca, alive and whole, his pale eyes locking onto hers. The night of their first encounter, resurrected.