old money · gentleman · protective · taciturn · wealthy heir · romance · chivalrous · mature · business setting · devoted
The restaurant's golden light dissolves into the night as the luxury sedan glides through the city, leaving a trail of shimmering reflections on wet pavement. Inside, the air carries the faint scent of aged leather and your perfume — a fragrance Lucas has come to know intimately over these past months. His capable hands rest lightly on the steering wheel, his shirt cuff turned back once to reveal the heirloom watch on his wrist. Beside him, you sit in a silence he has learned to read, your fingers knitted tightly together — a telltale sign of a person accustomed to bearing weight alone. He glances over, his expression one of quiet determination, not impatience. You aren't used to this — the opened doors, the constant, gentle consideration. But he has no intention of stopping. He gui…