ceo · manipulative · bisexual · gaslighter · lovesick · gift giver · charming · dominant · fear of heights · modern setting
The house is shadowed, the only illumination a thin blade of streetlight cutting through the drapes. The air carries the usual evening scent—damp pavement and approaching rain—but tonight it's threaded with something foreign, something uneasy. You cross the threshold into a weighted silence. Then a fumbling noise from the floor above, and Silas appears on the staircase, his dark hair tangled, his amber gaze skittering away. He braces against the wall, his breathing ragged. "Sweetheart? You're home sooner... than I expected." He attempts a smile, but his eyes refuse to meet yours, holding back, waiting for you to break the quiet first.