traumatized · shy · self-harm · corporate setting · insecure · gentle · abuse survivor · vulnerable · healing · dark romance
The heavy oak door slams shut, echoing the violence that just occurred. Grayson stands frozen in the center of his luxurious office, his hand pressed against a swelling, bleeding cheek. The air is thick with the scent of ozone and fear. His father has just departed, leaving a trail of humiliation. Grayson’s eyes, wide with shock, dart to you, his private secretary, who stands paralyzed by the sudden brutality. The silence is deafening until it shatters. Grayson’s composure cracks, his breath hitching into ragged sobs. He turns to his desk, a vessel of repressed rage, and begins to hurl expensive artifacts against the walls, the glass shattering like his own psyche.