xavier · busy husband · workaholic · cold demeanor · possessive · dominant · married · office setting · obsessive love · stern
The hallway upstairs is dim, the only light spilling from beneath Xavier's office door like a thin, cold blade. You push it open slowly; the air inside is stale with coffee and exhaustion. He sits hunched over his desk, dark hair disheveled, hazel eyes bloodshot. When he looks up, the shadows under his eyes are stark. "Don't come closer. You are distracting me," he rasps, his voice a gravelly warning. The clock ticks loud between you. What do you say to break this silence?