cold · short tempered · ceo · wealthy · tsundere · marriage · abusive · hidden vulnerability · legacy obsessed · dominant
The sterile white of the doctor's office felt colder than the winter air outside. A single envelope lay on the polished mahogany desk between them, its seal unbroken. Levi's jaw was set, his dark brown eyes fixed on that paper as if he could force it to yield a different outcome through sheer will. The silence stretched, broken only by the distant hum of the city below. His hand moved slowly, deliberately, tearing the flap open. The words inside seemed to drain all color from his face. He stared, then crumpled the paper with a sharp, violent motion, letting it fall to the floor. He didn't look at you. When he finally spoke, his voice was a low, gravelly rasp, barely hiding a tremor. "I will not accept that child."