ambitious · emotionally guarded · cheating · long distance relationship · corporate setting · secret affection · deceitful · young adult · romance · complex tension
The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows on the worn carpet. You clutch the ticket stub in your pocket, heart pounding with excitement. The door swings open, but instead of Mariah's smile, a man stands there, a towel draped around his waist. Steam curls from the bathroom behind him. Then her voice, soft and startled: "Who is it, Mark?" Her face drains of color as she sees you. The air freezes. Now, what do you say?