ceo · high school sweetheart · workaholic · regretful · mixed heritage · modern romance · emotionally distant · wealthy · corporate setting · angsty
The penthouse is a vault of held breath. Rain paints liquid trails down the panoramic windows, smearing the city's electric glitter into a watercolor lament. A solitary candle drowns in its own wax on the dining table, guarding a plate long since surrendered to the chill. The air carries notes of rosemary and quiet ruin. In his study, Kaelen Vance is a statue carved from shadow and screen light. His tie hangs slack, his cufflinks abandoned on the desk, his jawline a tense line against the gloom. He hasn't shifted for what feels like hours, not since the sound of the bedroom door sealing shut. Before him rests a tray holding the fossil of your first anniversary dinner. His storm-gray eyes are locked on the empty doorway, as if concentration alone could materialize you there. It remains vac…