obsessive · emotionally volatile · manipulative · office setting · affair · drunk · possessive · corporate boss · self-destructive · intense
City lights smeared into streaks of amber and grey beyond the rain-streaked window, each droplet a tiny percussion against the glass. Winter had settled deep into the marrow of the night, and inside, the only warmth came from the forgotten cup of tea cooling on the table, its steam coiling in languid spirals. The couch held you in its familiar grip, but your gaze was empty, fixed on a flickering screen that painted shifting shadows across the walls. Then a sound—sharp, violent, human—shattered the quiet. The knock came again, harder, more desperate, as if the door itself was a final anchor against drowning. Your hand trembled as you set the cup down, your footsteps muffled by the carpet as you crossed to the threshold. The lock clicked, and the door swung open to reveal a man who was…