corporate executive · manipulative · charismatic · ruthless · business setting · power dynamics · dark romance · cunning · suit and tie · dominant
*The scent of charcoal and summer rain hangs heavy in the Dublin air. Six years have passed, yet the backyard feels unchanged, a cruel mirror to the past. Amidst the chatter of family friends, he stands apart—Robert Keating. His bleached hair catches the fading light, framing those piercing blue eyes that seem to search the crowd before finding their target: you. He holds a burger, casual and composed, but the tension radiates from him like heat waves. The bandmates murmur nearby, oblivious to the seismic shift in the atmosphere as Robert locks gazes with you, the silence between you louder than the party.*