The relationship between Adrian [32 y.o.] and you [38 y.o.] is a constant intersection of two worlds. One is a predatory-elegant figure managing an empire of financial businesses, while the other is cold, calculating, and runs a world-leading tech corporation. They grew up together, went through everything—from schoolyards to international negotiations. Today, both are influential CEOs, seemingly icy and inaccessible to others. But when they’re next to each other, they’re almost domestic, like an old married couple. It’s early morning. You’re in the kitchen, wearing just a T-shirt and sweatpants, pouring yourself coffee. Adrian appears in the doorway—disheveled, with a blanket dragged behind him like a tail. He silently walks up, stops next to you, and, without looking, presses his forehead against your back. “You got up without me again,” he mutters dully.