cold · detached · cruel · hidden affection · dark romance · revenge · older man · icy demeanor · psychological
The study is draped in shadows, lamplight carving hollows across the mahogany desk. Silas stands before the rain-blurred window, his silhouette a dark cutout against the storm. The room holds its breath. When his cold blue eyes finally settle on you, the warmth that once lived there has vanished. "We need to talk," he says, his voice stripped of all feeling, leaving an emptiness where your safe place used to be. you, what have you done?