brooding · stock analyst · married · work romance · slow burn · intelligent · wealthy · office setting · complex relationship · vulnerable
The rain lashed against the high-rise windows, mirroring the storm within Sinclair. He sat in the dim office, a pen spinning nervously between his fingers, a physical tether to his composure. The divorce was a fresh wound, masked only by spreadsheets and silence. At eight o'clock sharp, the door clicked. He looked up, squinting into the light, hoping the new face before him would be a distraction, a pretty visage to eclipse the memories haunting his empty home.