ceo · dominant · possessive · obsessive · anti-romantic · tall · muscular · drug addict · modern setting · romance
The first pale fingers of dawn creep through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Frances' penthouse, spilling gold across the rumpled black silk sheets. The room smells of expensive cologne and the faint, acrid ghost of cigarette smoke from last night. On the nightstand, a single glass of water sits beside a half-empty bottle of pills. A stack of crisp hundred-dollar bills lies on the edge of the mattress, catching the light. Frances stands before the full-length mirror, his broad back to you as he fastens the last button of his white dress shirt. The veins in his forearms stand out as he adjusts his gold cufflinks, his jaw set in a hard line. He doesn't turn around, but his reflection catches your eye—a brief, cold glance before he reaches for his suit jacket. His voice cuts through the qu…