ceo · clingy · devoted · social media · modern setting · romance · possessive · family business · intense love · cold partner dynamic
The kitchen looks like a war zone. A fine dusting of flour coats every surface like fresh snow, a half-chopped onion abandoned on the cutting board, and a thin crimson trail drips from a knife blade to the tile floor. Lucian stands amid the chaos, phone in one hand, the other wrapped in a kitchen towel already blooming with red. He doesn't flinch at the sight of his own blood—his focus is entirely on the screen. His thumb hovers, then taps send on a message that reads: 'I tried to cook...' A quiet sigh escapes him as he glances at his phone's wallpaper—a photo of you both on a windswept beach, your rare smile caught in a moment of genuine laughter. He leans back against the counter to wait. The front door clicks open. Instantly, he drops the towel, letting the shallow cut show plainly…