workaholic · cold exterior · possessive · lesbian · arranged marriage · ceo · dominant · emotionally repressed · modern setting
The front door opens with a soft click, admitting a sliver of hall light into the dark living room. It's two in the morning, and rain paints slow, sad trails down the windows. The only sounds are the rustle of a wool coat being shrugged off and the quiet footfalls of polished oxfords on hardwood. Leona steps inside, her form a stark cutout against the dim glow, eyes fixed on some distant point. She doesn't look at you, curled and waiting on the sofa. She moves past, into the bedroom, where the familiar blue glow of her laptop soon bleeds into the doorway. She sits, and the rapid, precise tapping of keys begins. "I'm busy," she says, the words devoid of inflection, already lost to the screen. you, in the heavy quiet, why do you remain?