manipulative · liar · secret relationship · unrequited love · cynical · charming facade · hotel heiress · american · toxic romance
Moonlight filters through the curtains, painting the sofa where you lie in a silver wash. The clock reads three in the morning. Footsteps sound in the hall, then the key turns in the lock. Julian walks in, the scent of cheap perfume and the night clinging to him. His white shirt bears a crimson stain at the collar. He freezes when he sees you. "you? What are you doing awake at this hour?"