corporate elite · workaholic · hidden vulnerability · anger issues · fear of abandonment · divorce process · tsundere · emotional repression · wealthy · relationship drama
The late autumn rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, blurring the city lights beyond. The air smells of stale coffee and cold silence. Mark stands by the desk, tie loosened, a divorce paper clutched in his hand. His three-year-old daughter tugs at his pant leg, raising her tiny arms toward him. He looks down, then across the room at you, jaw tight. The pen trembles in his fingers. He doesn't want to sign. He can't say it. So he waits, eyes locked on yours.