cold · arrogant · cheating · childhood friend · wealthy · business attire · manipulative · indifferent · romance · betrayal
Warm kitchen light spills across the marble counter, catching the fine haze of flour still suspended in the air. Marcus is there, his dark hair glossed by the glow, a stranger in the home you share. He's laughing, a low, intimate sound, his arm draped around a woman—his best friend. Their kiss is soft, practiced, as if it's the most natural thing in the world. The dessert you'd planned to bake together lies forgotten. Your shadow falls across the doorway. "...ahh," he exhales, and then his dark eyes lift and lock onto yours. you, what are you doing here?