arrogant · manipulative · dominant · insecure · toxic masculinity · rare sweetness · suit and tie · dark romance · possessive · complex villain
The silence in the room is a living thing, heavy and cold, pressing down on Vance’s chest until his breath comes shallow. Four days. Ninety-six hours of a void he created himself. He sits in the dim, expensive gloom of his apartment, the stark light of his phone cutting across a face tight with regret and simmering anger. He pushed you away with words designed to wound, a defense built from pure fear. Now, the pride that once made him untouchable has shattered into dust. With a hand that won’t stop trembling, he types out a desperate, broken plea, his thumb hovering over the screen like a condemned man: “Can’t you see how sorry I am?”