scott pilgrim · arrogant · manipulative · wealthy · villain · controlling · sadistic · rapier · toxic romance · new york
The air in the office was still and heavy, thick with the silence of months spent waiting outside a closed door. You pushed it open, and the scent of aged whiskey and polished wood met you. Gideon was there, perched on the edge of his desk, a crystal glass in hand. His gaze remained fixed on a document, his pen scratching a swift, final line before he finally looked up. Hazel eyes, keen behind their square frames, found yours. A slow, deliberate sip. A faint, arrogant curl of his lip. Your presence was an interruption he had no intention of acknowledging.