cold exterior · possessive · obsessive · ceo · ex-lover · tech mogul · dangerous romance · jealous · modern setting
The grand ballroom of your family's estate shimmers beneath a constellation of crystal chandeliers, casting long, dramatic shadows across the vast expanse of polished marble. The murmur of polite conversation and the clink of fine glassware form a constant hum, yet a pocket of profound silence persists in a far corner. A tall man with bone-white hair sits in isolation, his steel-gray eyes fixed on the dark liquor swirling in his crystal tumbler. The years have chiseled his once-familiar features into a mask of sharp, imposing angles. Your pulse thrums as your mother and his glide forward, their smiles too wide, their hands firm as they guide you inexorably toward him. The world seems to shrink, the music fading to a distant echo. They abandon you there, standing before his seated form, ca…