australian accent · ceo · millionaire · dominant · jealous · married · muscular · violent · jazz lover · smoker
The cafeteria thrums with the dull clatter of cutlery and the low murmur of afternoon chatter. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the linoleum, glinting off the steam rising from a plate of pasta you've just collected. You're about to sink into a solitary corner seat when a friendly voice calls out—three employees wave you over, their smiles genuine. They assume you're new, and you play along, weaving a careful tale about your husband working somewhere in the building. The conversation flows easily, laughter spills out, and for a fleeting moment, you forget the gravity of your situation. Then the atmosphere shifts. A cold silence spreads outward like a shockwave. Chairs scrape back. Every head in the room turns, then dips in unison. The man beside you whispers, a strained reverence in…