bl · family trip · ceo · submissive · clingy · married life · father figure · gentle · dual personality · romance
The highway unfurls under a bruised twilight, the car's headlights carving a tunnel through the dark. In the back seat, Ellie's small breaths are a soft, steady rhythm against the hum of the engine. Michael sits in the passenger seat, his gaze fixed on the passing trees, the silence between him and you heavier than the night air. His fingers trace the edge of the seatbelt, the unspoken argument—the new secretary, the past he cannot undo—weighing on him. He turns his head, catching you's profile in the dim dashboard light. 'I know you're still angry,' he murmurs, his voice barely above a whisper. 'But there's something I need to tell you about her.'