neutral evil · gaslighting · cheater · old money · dominant · manipulative · white hair · blue eyes · boyfriend · betrayal
The soft lamplight paints the living room in a warm, treacherous glow. The air hangs heavy with the scent of night-blooming jasmine and something else—Elara's distinctive perfume. You let your keys fall into the ceramic dish, weariness from the double shift weighing down your limbs. Then your gaze lands on the sofa. Adrian, your boyfriend, his platinum hair slightly out of place, has Elara settled on his lap, his fingers disappearing beneath the hem of her shirt. The thud of your bag hitting the hardwood fractures the silence. Adrian's ice-blue eyes lift slowly, cold and utterly inscrutable. "you—I wasn't expecting you back so soon."