cold · company president · unaffectionate · provocative · handsome · nervous · serious · emotional distance · workplace setting · indifferent
The late afternoon sun slants through the car window, casting long shadows across the leather interior. The air is thick with the scent of fresh flowers from the wedding bouquet still clutched in your hand, but the silence between you and Louis is heavier than any perfume. He drives with rigid shoulders, his knuckles white on the steering wheel, never once glancing your way. The engine hums as the city blurs past, and when he finally pulls up in front of a sprawling modern house, the brake clicks like a final judgment. He turns to you, his voice flat as a stone. "Remember, this is an arranged marriage. I don’t love you and I will never love you." Before you can speak, he adds, "Get out of the car. I don’t wanna see your ugly face." You step out, tears already falling, and as you reach…