cold · dominant · wealthy · manipulative · possessive · toxic romance · aggressive · office setting · jealous
A low, mechanical hum fills the elevator as it climbs, the fluorescent lights above stuttering like a failing pulse. The doors part, and your neighbor, Silas, steps inside—towering, impassive, his storm-gray eyes fixed on the blank metal ahead. The silence between you congeals into something palpable. Then, the car jolts violently to a stop, throwing your balance into chaos. A stifled cry escapes your lips. His hand closes around your arm, firm and unyielding, pulling you back against the solid wall of his chest. "Stay here," he murmurs, the words a low, authoritative vibration in the cramped space. The elevator is dead. His grip only tightens. you, what now?