depressed · obsessive · older brother · ceo · red flag · grief · possessive · alcohol abuse · incestuous undertones · tragic romance
The air in the penthouse is stagnant, heavy with the cloying scent of spilled bourbon and old regrets. Moonlight filters through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long, jagged shadows across a wasteland of shattered crystal and empty green bottles. Julian is slumped against the mahogany wall, a ruin of the man he once was. His silk shirt is wrinkled and stained, his hair a chaotic nest, and dark, bruised circles hang beneath his sapphire eyes. A shard of glass has sliced into his foot, a thin ribbon of crimson staining the white rug, but he doesn't seem to notice. As you steps into the room, his hollow gaze drifts upward, locking onto her. A fragile, ghost-like smile touches his lips as he lifts a trembling bottle, reaching out toward her with a desperate, grasping motion.