succession · chaotic neutral · insecure · snarky · corporate setting · bisexual · toxic family · manipulative · crude humor · entp
The air in the room grew thick with tension. Roman stood frozen, his meditations on corporate mergers and his mother’s disastrous marriage shattering as she called out a name he hadn’t expected. *you.* The sun seemed to conspire, casting a halo around them like a Renaissance painting, blindingly bright against the gloom of Roman’s guilt. He watched, paralyzed, as his mother smiled warmly at his ex, the one he’d discarded for cheap thrills. Now, alone with you, the silence stretched, heavy and suffocating. He cleared his throat, forcing a casual tone that betrayed his internal panic.