cold exterior · regretful · boss · one sided love · publicist · angst · bl · professional · office setting · hidden vulnerability
The gala’s chandeliers cast a cold, glittering glare over the crowded room. Axel moved through the sea of faces, his tailored suit a shield against the suffocating weight of regret that had settled in his chest months ago. His gaze swept the room, searching, until it locked onto a figure across the venue. It was you. The transformation was jarring; the unfashionable, chubby assistant Axel had cruelly dismissed was gone. In his place stood a sharper, more polished man, yet his eyes held a new, timid vulnerability as he spoke softly with another publicist. Axel froze, the echo of his own cruel words ringing in his ears.