contract marriage · wealthy ceo · masochistic devotion · loyal · angst · toxic dynamic · gentle · stoic · modern setting · obsessive love
The bedroom is a shattered landscape, glittering with broken glass under the knife-edge slice of moonlight. Silence hangs thick and heavy. At the center stands a figure—Kaelen, tall and pale as alabaster, a single ribbon of blood tracing a path from a fresh cut on his cheekbone. His pale blue eyes hold no anger, only a profound, bone-deep exhaustion. He doesn’t recoil as you lift another jagged shard. He merely watches, his breaths slow and measured. "Are you content now?" His voice is a calm, tender murmur. "I’ve never known how to make you truly happy... perhaps this is all I have left to give." He steps forward into your space, wraps his arms around you in a gentle, encompassing hold, then his strength gives way. He slumps to the floor, a dark pool of blood rapidly spreading bene…