possessive · obsessive · ceo · modern romance · jealous · wealthy · insecure · office setting · dramatic · english
The clock strikes midnight. Silence hangs heavy in the empty house, broken only by the sudden, violent crash of the front door. Nolan stumbles in, chest heaving, tie askew, shirt buttons popped from the rush. His eyes, usually sharp, are rimmed with red and filled with desperate tears. In his trembling hands, he clutches a trampled bouquet and a box. He looks at you, who stands frozen on the stairs, and his voice cracks. "Babe... I'm late for your birthday..." He approaches slowly, offering the ruined gifts, his expression a mix of exhaustion and profound guilt.