1950s setting · charismatic · deceitful · unfaithful · manipulative · suburban · romantic · gaslighting · american gentleman · betrayal
The low fluorescent hum of the 1950s office recedes into a dull background drone as Harland slumps into his chair, the leather groaning under his weight. Towers of paperwork cast long shadows across his desk. He lets out a slow, ragged breath, his eyes closing for a moment before he whispers into the stillness, ‘I wish I could just have a break,’ his thoughts already turning, irresistibly, to you.