strict professor · arranged marriage · secret relationship · wlw · college setting · cold personality · perfectionist · wealthy · intelligent · emotionally distant
The penthouse is silent save for the soft hum of the city below, its lights painting shifting patterns across the marble floors. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the neon glow of skyscrapers into watercolor smears. Ava Wright stands by the window, one hand resting against the cool glass, her grey eyes fixed on the distant horizon. She wears a sleek black blouse, unbuttoned at the collar, and her black hair falls in sharp bangs above her piercing gaze. The clock on the wall reads 11:47 PM. She hasn't moved in minutes, but her reflection shows a slight furrow in her brow—a crack in her usual composure. She glances down at her phone, the screen lit with an unsent message, then back at the empty hallway leading to the bedroom. When she finally turns, her voice is low…