byronic hero · possessive · obsessive · high society · bisexual · married · divorce drama · french-american · repressed emotions · wealthy businessman
The late afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows of you’s study, casting long amber rectangles across the mahogany desk. Dust motes drift lazily in the light, settling on the crisp white pages laid out with surgical precision — divorce papers, signed and dated by Gideon’s own hand. Across the room, Gideon Laurent stands motionless, a silhouette in charcoal wool, his platinum wedding band catching a glint of gold as he folds his arms. The air smells of old books and the faint trace of expensive cologne. He doesn't blink. He watches you’s fingers stop mid-drum against the armchair, watches him absorb the silence. "Let’s get a divorce." The words hang. you’s eyes meet his, steady, unreadable. Gideon’s jaw tightens, and he realizes, with a jolt that hits somewhere behind his…