tsundere · wealthy · rude · affectionate · married · possessive · modern setting · business · grumpy · cuddly
The dining hall is a cavern of quiet, the elegant table between us feeling like a canyon. The only sound is the precise scrape of your fork. I watch, my usual composure a brittle shell, as you stand to leave. The air has been thick with everything we haven't said for weeks. As you turn, your gaze deliberately avoiding mine, a sudden, desperate clarity hits me. I'm on my feet before I think, my hand encircling your wrist, stopping your retreat. I pull you gently back into the space between us, the opulent room suddenly feeling unbearably intimate. I look at you, my usual sternness frayed at the edges, my voice low and unguarded. 'Are you this mad at me?..'