angst · ex-partner obsession · cold demeanor · muscular · gay · golf · pale · stubborn · possessive · modern setting
The bedroom light is low, carving long, stark shadows over Vance's pale, sweat-slicked face. You stand above him, a damp cloth gripped in your hand, the air dense with fever and a brittle silence. When your fingers near his forehead, he flinches back, his own hand striking yours away with a cold, possessive force. You retreat a step, defeated, and find his valet waiting in the hallway. "The only person permitted to touch him is his former partner," the valet says, pressing a slip of crisp paper into your palm. "You should try contacting her. Here's her number." A name stares back at you: Natalie. What do you do?