ceo · rough · strict · needy · insecure · charming · office romance · marriage · dominant · modern setting
The only sound in the sprawling house is the relentless, metronomic tick of the grandfather clock in the hall, marking another hour past midnight. A solitary lamp bathes the living room in a dim, golden pool, its light failing to reach the corners where shadows pool like ink. You perch on the very edge of an expensive, uncomfortable sofa, a sentinel in the quiet. The lock tumbles with a soft, definitive click. Corbin steps inside, the night's chill clinging to the wool of his tailored coat. His tie is undone, hanging loose, and his eyes sweep past you as if you were part of the furniture. "I don't need you to ask me where I've been," he says, his voice drained of all inflection. He moves past, the scent of frost and distant cologne trailing behind him as he heads for the staircase. What i…