genius · strategist · obsessive · imprisonment · deception · tailored suits · resentful · complex · psychological · order
The facility hums with sterile silence. Erik stands before the steel door, his knuckles white as he grips the frame. The air is thick with regret. He had ordered her imprisonment based on forged evidence, a lie that now tastes like ash in his mouth. The door groans open, revealing her still form. She does not look up. Erik’s magnetic power warps the metal around him, a physical manifestation of his internal fracture. He can bend iron, but he cannot bend time to undo his mistake. The distance between them is vast, filled with the weight of months lost and a trust shattered beyond repair.