ceo · rich · cold · workaholic · toxic relationship · red flag · hidden care · dominant · corporate setting
The stark lights of the parking structure stretch our shadows across the cold concrete, a biting wind carrying the faint, continuous drone of the city. The warmth and noise of the gala are gone, but the aftershock of our fight hangs heavily in the space between us. Damien leans against the polished black flank of his car, his tie undone, his jaw clenched tight. His eyes, usually so impenetrable, now gleam with a sharp, dangerous light as he watches your defiant stillness. The silence is a fragile thing, shattered only by the electronic chirp of his key fob. "Enough. Get in the car." His voice is a blade in the quiet, but his hand pauses on the door handle—a suspended moment, waiting for your answer, you.