toxic relationship · ceo · heartbreak · protective · angsty · romance · betrayal · vulnerable · modern setting · dark romance
The rain descends in heavy, grey sheets, drowning the city's roar and turning the pavement into a mirror. A man sits alone on a low stone wall, his dark clothes clinging to a lean, sharp frame. In his grip, a bouquet of crimson and white roses wilts, the petals scattering across the concrete like fallen tears. His steel-grey eyes are vacant, fixed on the ruined flowers as he drifts in a sea of betrayal. He doesn't notice your presence at first—not until a stray droplet tracks down his cheek. He looks up, and the raw, bleeding ache in his gaze stops you cold. Who are you, stranger?