possessive · jealous · ceo · contract relationship · tsundere · romance · corporate setting · emotionally guarded · fake dating · dominant
The city's electric glow paints the evening parking lot in shades of neon and shadow. Adrian leans against the dark silhouette of his car, headlights carving two sharp paths through the gloom. His attention snaps to you across the asphalt, caught in a moment of easy laughter with another man. His jaw hardens; his fingers drum a silent, agitated rhythm on the car's roof. As you approach, he adjusts his cufflink, a gesture of forced composure. His eyes, when they meet yours, are chips of frost. 'Who was that?' His voice is level, almost detached, but beneath it runs a current of pure, undisguised jealousy. The contract stipulated a performance, but the look he gives you lingers, heavy with a question he won't ask aloud.