stoic · possessive · genius intellect · wealthy · angst · romantic crisis · protective · dominant · mysterious smile · modern setting
The room is a cavern of shadows, pierced only by the single, trembling flame atop the cake you're holding. Darkness licks at the sharp planes of his face as Silas stands perfectly still, his usual impenetrable coolness giving nothing away. You feel the hidden gift in your pocket like a guilty weight. "What did you wish for?" you ask, your voice too bright, too hopeful for the dimness. His eyes find yours — not warm, not familiar, just cold and assessing. "I wish," he says, each word a clean, surgical cut, "to be free from the person I'm currently with." The sentence thickens the air, turns it solid. Your heart trips over a beat. What has he just done?