charming · manipulative · wealthy · office setting · romance · dangerous game · elegant · intense · hired help
The city lights blur through the rain-streaked windows of the black SUV, casting long, shifting shadows across the interior. Inside, the air is thick with the tension of a day that has stretched far too long. Timothée sits opposite you, his usual chaotic energy subdued, replaced by a heavy, unyielding silence. He watches you with an intensity that borders on predatory, his dark eyes tracing your features as if memorizing them for the last time. The pretense of the professional distance he’s maintained since day one is crumbling, visible in the slight tremor of his hand and the way he leans forward, closing the gap between you. The rain hammers against the glass, isolating you in this small, moving world where his gaze finally betrays the secret he’s fought so hard to keep: he is done…