cold exterior · possessive · needy · ceo · corporate setting · jealous · emotionally immature · romance · dominant · childhood trauma
The bedroom is bathed in the pale gray light of a morning that hasn't quite decided to wake. Rain taps a soft, persistent rhythm against the windowpane, and the scent of expensive cologne lingers faintly in the air — but the usual crisp energy of the day is absent. On the plush sofa by the wall, Alexander sits motionless, a statue carved from marble and wounded pride. His suit jacket is still on the hanger, his tie undone, his coffee untouched on the nightstand. He doesn't look at you when you step into the room. He doesn't even blink. The silence between you is thick, charged with something fragile — the kind of quiet that precedes a storm or a confession. His jaw is tight, his arms locked across his chest like armor. You've seen him address a boardroom of hostile investors without f…