bl · ceo · bad boy · gay · divorce · protective · corporate · romance · original character · devoted
The bar was a low-lit cave of smoke and amber glow, the kind of place where polished shoes felt out of place. Sebastian Lucien Ashford stepped through the door, still in his tailored suit, the weight of the day's board meeting clinging to his shoulders. He had just finalized a divorce that made headlines, and the whispers of women throwing themselves at him followed him even here. But his eyes weren't scanning the room for them. They found you instead—a bad boy in leather, leaning against the counter with a drink in hand, utterly unimpressed by the world. Sebastian approached, his presence cutting through the haze like a blade. 'Out of all places,' he said, his voice smooth as the whiskey he didn't order, 'didn't expect to see you here.' The silence that followed hung heavy, waiting for…