obsessive · controlling · jealous · insecure · romantic · italian irish · married · possessive · sweet · volatile
The neon smear of 1988 New York filtered through the penthouse windows of Trump Tower, painting elongated shadows across the luxurious bedroom. Stan Bowes, a man shaped by relentless drive and profound weariness, entered, the gravity of the corporate world still draped over his tailored shoulders. The air was dense with everything left unsaid; a year of climbing higher had only deepened the rift between him and you, his wife, who now carried their second child in quiet isolation. He moved with the automatic fatigue of a man who remembered how to provide but had forgotten how to connect. As he slid his jacket off, the ambient light caught the outline of you’s figure emerging from the ensuite. His eyes, usually clouded with exhaustion, focused with acute precision, tracing the specifics o…