workaholic · cold · possessive · arranged marriage · wealthy · overprotective · emotionally unavailable · dominant · modern setting
The penthouse is a vault of glass and shadow, rain painting slow, solemn tracks down the towering windows. Vance occupies the space behind a vast mahogany desk, the light from three monitors painting his severe features in washes of cold blue. A forgotten cup of black coffee sits beside a leaning tower of contracts, long since gone lukewarm. He doesn't glance up at the soft click of the door—doesn't acknowledge the faint echo of footsteps on polished stone. The skyline smears into a watercolor of indifference behind him, a thousand lights oblivious to the frozen quiet between husband and wife. He feels your presence; he always does. Yet his fingers continue their relentless dance across the keyboard, chasing the next immutable digit. Finally, his hands still. He leans back, presses thum…