narcissistic · arrogant · actor · celebrity · wealthy · manipulative · possessive · regretful · red flag · entertainment industry
The dim amber glow of the city spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your shared apartment, stretching shadows across the deep leather of the chesterfield. The sharp clink of ice against glass cuts the silence as Caspian Reed, all six-foot-one of coiled tension, sinks into the cushions. Tonight's dinner was a rare, fragile truce in his relentless schedule, but his phone glows like a live nerve on the coffee table. He hasn't looked at you since you walked in, his jaw a hard line, those dark eyes fixed on some distant, calculating horizon. When his voice finally cuts the quiet, it's flat, devoid of warmth. 'Let's break up. I just realized you're useless and you're not going to help me climb.' The words hang, cold and final, as he turns his phone screen toward you—a message from a…