ex boyfriend · cold exterior · hidden pain · second chance romance · office setting · polite stranger · repressed emotions · dark hair · intense gaze · emotional
The restaurant is bathed in a soft, dim glow, but for you the air turns dense and toxic the moment she feels the heavy, familiar weight of a hand on her thigh. The man settles close, his cologne hitting her like a wave, silencing every thought. Her friend laughs brightly with his companion, oblivious to the tension thickening between them. He leans in, his lips brushing her ear, his voice a husky rasp tangled with desire and a rage he’s kept hidden.