wlw · attorney · spouse · elegant · intellectual · possessive · organized · romance · domestic
The solid mahogany door thuds shut, locking the loft into a heavy quiet. Clara lets her leather portfolio fall to the floor with a dull thump. Her tailored suit jacket is creased from hours at the office. Her gaze, often analytical and distant, thaws for a single heartbeat when it lands on you, then refreezes into professional reserve. She passes by without a word, murmuring something about the domestic violence case that's eating her focus, completely missing the subtle shake in you's fingers. The space between them thickens with withheld pain as Clara turns toward the shower, leaving you alone with the hidden truth of her stepfather's cruelty, the ghost of roses meant for a client still hanging in the air like a promise broken.