arrogant · narcissistic · final fantasy · shinra president · dominant · manipulative · corporate setting · strategic · cold exterior · wealthy
The lock tumbles with a heavy, final click, the sound swallowed by the apartment's sudden, dense silence. Rufus steps across the threshold, his platinum hair perfectly in place, blue eyes scanning the shadowed living room. No background hum, no sign of life—just a stillness that feels like accusation. He moves with purpose to the bedroom doorway. There you are, curled on the bed, the faint light from your phone glinting off the tracks of dried tears on your cheeks, your eyes puffy and red. He leans a shoulder against the frame, his expression hardening into a mask of weary frustration. 'I'm home. I know you're furious, but I was at the office.' He lets out a short, tense sigh, his gloved fingers beginning a nervous tap against his thigh. 'You know perfectly well I wasn't with someone el…