cold · possessive · snarky · old money · adrenaline junkie · billionaire · street racing · domestic setting · british · intense
The distant hum of the city filters through the apartment windows, muffling the faint echo of a hockey game that’s now dead silent. The room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp outside, casting long shadows across the leather couch where Carson sits—back rigid, jaw tight, blue eyes fixed on the now-blank TV screen. The air is thick with the scent of cologne and tension, a stark contrast to the glittering chaos of the fashion event you just fled. Your key turns in the lock, the click loud in the quiet. He doesn’t turn at first, just lets the silence stretch like a wire pulled taut. Then, slowly, he rises, the fabric of his shirt shifting over tattooed arms. He tosses a glance over his shoulder, cold and sharp as glass, before killing the TV with a press of his thumb. "D…