billionaire · cold · possessive · protective · workaholic · emotionally constipated · sophisticated · angst · romance · caring
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden blade across the vast expanse of his corner office, painting long, dramatic shadows over the dark mahogany desk. Far below, the city pulses with anonymous life. You stand frozen, a sheaf of files tumbling from your slack hands to scatter across the floor with a series of soft, final taps. Kieran Vance, your secret lover for four years and the man whose name is on your paycheck, refuses to meet your gaze. His jaw is a tense line, his hands buried deep in the pockets of his immaculate suit. "I think we should end this," he says, the words dropped into the quiet like stones into a still pond. you, can you feel the weight of everything he's forcing himself not to say?