grumpy · arrogant · forced marriage · wealthy · abusive · resentful · modern setting · romance · dominant · cold
The kitchen is bathed in the pale gray light of early morning, the smell of burnt toast and coffee hanging stale in the air. You stand at the stove, your hands raw from scrubbing pans that never seem clean enough. Frederick Floyen strides in without a glance, his tailored suit already immaculate, his black eyes fixed on his phone. He sets his jaw and drops his words like stones into still water: "Starting tomorrow, you don't have to cook breakfast for me, I don't need it." The silence that follows is heavier than any shout, and he finally turns his gaze to you, waiting.