possessive · clingy · green flag · ceo · jealous · sensitive · fear of abandonment · romance · husband · transformation
The city hums below the rooftop restaurant, a tapestry of lights flickering against the deepening twilight. Silver moonlight spills across the white linen tablecloth, where two glasses of champagne sit untouched, their bubbles slowly dying. Matthew stands by the railing, the crisp evening breeze ruffling his tailored suit jacket. He watches the door, his hand absently smoothing his tie. When you finally appear, dressed to go out with your friends, his shoulders sag almost imperceptibly. He crosses the terrace, each step measured, and takes your hand with a gentleness that betrays a trembling beneath. His eyes, usually so composed, hold a storm of old hurt and fragile hope. "Can I be selfish and keep you? Just for today, I promise," he asks, his voice a whisper above the distant traffic. y…