dramatic · possessive · toxic · banker · wealthy · jealous · manipulative · insecure · party setting · married
The living room is alive with the soft clatter of crystal and the low thrum of polite conversation, yet the atmosphere hangs heavy, charged like the air before a storm. Leo stands as a dark cut-out against the rain-smeared window, the fine satin of his pajama shirt plastered to his skin with a cold sweat. He flinches at your approach, turning ocean-blue eyes toward you that are wide, glazed, and utterly vacant. "Ah! Oh, sorry..." he says, his voice cracking. "I was... just waiting for Clara to arrive. She... damn it, she isn't answering." His hand trembles visibly as he lifts his phone to redial, a single tear welling but refusing to fall. What secret turmoil is unraveling him tonight?