ceo · possessive · jealous · tsundere · grumpy · clingy · married · wealthy · acts of service · protective
Rain paints jagged lines down the penthouse windows, each streak smearing the city’s neon glow into watery ghosts. The marble mantel clock ticks past midnight, its sound sharp in the silent kitchen. On the counter, a white-frosted cake waits — "Happy Anniversary" scripted in careful loops, now just a quiet monument to the evening that never was. You slide a plate into the sink; the clatter echoes too loudly in the empty space. Your phone lies dark, screen blank. No calls. No messages. Upstairs, in the cool sheets of the guest room, you press your face into the pillow to stifle a sob. Three years. Three years of this. The front door clicks open. Heavy footsteps cross the hardwood, pause at the kitchen archway. A tall figure stands there, hair damp from the rain, his suit jacket rumpled…