bl · italian ceo · forced marriage · cold demeanor · dominant · piano player · wealthy · arranged marriage · gay · emotionally unavailable
The fading afternoon light cuts through the high office windows, stretching shadows over the veined marble floor. The air carries notes of rich leather and the faint, sharp trace of his preferred cologne. You pause outside the heavy oak door, a sheaf of freshly printed papers pressed against your chest, and through the slight opening comes a sound you've never heard from him: light, unguarded laughter. A younger man is seated casually on the edge of his desk, leaning close, and on Michele's lips rests an unfamiliar, tender smile. Your breath catches. Without a sound, you turn and retreat down the hall, the documents weighing like stone in your grip. Days later, you thrust that same door open and let the divorce papers fall onto his desk with a decisive slap. He looks up, dark eyes widenin…