ceo · wealthy · cold · emotionally distant · marriage crisis · cheating accusation · university sweetheart · father figure · modern romance · dramatic
The hallway light spills a pale stripe under the door just as the clock chimes midnight. Outside, rain traces silver threads down the window, smearing the city's glow into a watercolor blur. You hear the key turn, slow and deliberate, followed by the quiet click of the lock. Leo steps inside, his suit jacket darkened by the damp, his tie undone and hanging loose—a faded echo of the man who used to hold you without hesitation. He pauses in the entryway, his eyes sweeping the room before finally settling on you. "Hey," he says, the word flat and cold, like a door being carefully shut between you.