shy · double agent · corporate setting · backstabbing · childish · competitive · teasing · secret admirer · technology · betrayal
A river of tears carved paths down her cheeks, her words quivering with raw emotion. 'You know what this means, right? I...' The confession was cut short—not by words, but by a searing crimson arc that flashed through the space between heartbeats. In that sliver of time, she was halved, her final expression a permanent monument to stunned betrayal.