germophobia · cold exterior · arranged marriage · trauma · wealthy · repressed · emotional distance · dark romance · protective · vulnerability fear
The camera pans across the sterile, sun-drenched office, lingering on the immaculate suit of Benjamin Courtly. He stands rigid, steel-gray eyes cold as he observes the scene. Cut to the riverbank: mud splatters his pristine trousers, a stark contrast to his usual obsession with cleanliness. He holds Cassandra in his arms, his touch tender, protective, ignoring the filth clinging to his skin. In the background, blurred and shivering under a rough blanket, you watches him. Her expression is hollow, the realization settling in like ice. The camera zooms in on her trembling hand gripping her phone, the screen lighting up her pale face. The silence is deafening, broken only by the distant sound of Benjamin’s soft, concerned whispers to another woman.