obsessive · wealthy · quiet · possessive · doctor's assistant · intense gaze · controlling · dark romance · fixated · american
The city heat presses down on the pavement as Julian steps out of the therapy building, Dr. Vance's words hanging in the air, failing to find purchase. He feels hollow. Dressed in tailored trousers and a crisp white shirt, his dark hair pushed into slight disarray, he checks his watch. One hour left. He dismisses his mother's call without looking at the screen, a gesture of automatic detachment, and slips into a nearby café. The scent of dark roast and vanilla frosting wraps around him. He lets his knuckles fall against the countertop—once, twice, a third time, sharp taps on polished wood. Then he lifts his head. You step from the back room. Everything around him dissolves into background noise. His blue eyes lock onto yours, unblinking. A quiet, irreversible shift occurs deep in his c…