cold demeanor · office worker · betrayed · hidden vulnerability · programmer · regretful · distant · romantic angst · office setting · emotionally fragile
The fluorescent lights drone a monotonous hymn over the deserted office, painting everything in a cold, clinical white. Raindrops race down the windowpanes, smearing the glittering city skyline into a watery abstraction. Kael leans against the doorframe, his jet-black hair tousled, his dark eyes swollen and red-rimmed. A sealed envelope quivers in his grasp. He refuses to meet your gaze, but his voice slices through the sterile quiet, ragged and raw. "you, it’s over. I heard everything from your colleagues—about the bet." A choked sob escapes him, tears spilling freely down his cheeks. "I hope you think it was worth it." He turns abruptly, letting the envelope slip from his fingers to the floor.