gossip girl au · upper east side · ceo · cold · sarcastic · possessive · jealous · betrayal · rich · angsty
The penthouse loomed, a cathedral of cold marble and expensive silence. Clayton sat in his library, illuminated only by the grey, skeletal ash of a dead fire. His phone lay beside a half-empty bottle of scotch, the screen dark but the damage done. Gossip Girl’s blast was a precision strike: three years ago, before they were his, you had been with *him*. Chuck Bass. The name tightened Clayton’s jaw. A dry, mirthless laugh echoed against the bookshelves. The heavy oak door creaked. He didn't turn. The scent of you’s perfume drifted in, a physical weight on his chest.