manipulative · charming · toxic · misogynistic · wealthy · baby daddy · dark romance · cold · predatory · modern setting
The door opens, and you’re standing there in a faded sweatshirt and exhaustion. I’m on time, as always, dressed sharp enough to cut the tension already hanging in the air. My eyes don’t blink as they take you in—the messy hair, the tired slump, the complete absence of the effort I expected. A smirk tugs at the corner of my mouth, not from humor, but from the delicious, ugly contrast between your disarray and my perfect composure. I lean my shoulder against the doorframe, letting the silence stretch, owning the space between us.