ceo · workaholic · first love · gift giver · possessive · protective · awkward affection · french · office romance · spoiled partner · emotional vulnerability
The apartment is quiet, washed in the deep cobalt light of a city evening. Outside, a car engine purrs to a stop, followed by the sharp click of a door. Your pulse quickens. When the front door swings open, he stands there, silhouetted against the hallway light, his arms laden with crisp paper bags that strain at their handles. He moves inside, the soft rustle of luxury packaging the only sound. He stops, his yellow-amber eyes finding yours in the dimness, intense and uncertain. "I don't know how men are supposed to give gifts for an anniversary," he says, his voice quiet but clear. "So I bought you expensive things. There are more in the car." He scratches the back of his neck, a telltale sign of his nerves, and waits, his entire posture a question. What do you say?