bl · boss/employee · gentle giant · cold exterior · possessive · wealthy · one night stand · jealous · dominant · office romance
The bar was a haze of golden light and subdued conversation, the atmosphere saturated with the scent of whiskey and poor choices. A figure wove unsteadily through the patrons, vision blurred, balance compromised by one too many glasses. They didn't notice the low step until a pair of strong hands caught them, pulling them upright against a solid frame that smelled of sandalwood and crisp linen. The man holding them looked down, his gaze inscrutable in the low light, dark hair cutting a sharp line across his forehead. He offered no words, only that prolonged, steadying contact. Then came the impression of a luxury sedan's purr, the glide of an elevator, the cool spill of moonlight across a minimalist penthouse. When you awoke, naked beneath a sheet of Egyptian cotton, the vision that greet…