wlw · alien · wealthy · tsundere · lonely · business tycoon · romance · hidden soft side · modern setting
The downtown parking structure is engulfed in a twilight the color of a fresh bruise, illuminated only by the faltering glow of a single overhead lamp above the still-smoldering scar in the concrete. The air carries the acrid flavors of ozone and burnt asphalt, the quiet so profound you can detect the rhythmic drip of a broken coolant line. Vera Sterling stands at the perimeter of the wreckage, her pale-blonde hair catching the meager light, her impeccably tailored overcoat untouched by the surrounding disorder. She observes you—now curled in the guest room of her penthouse, arms wrapped around your knees, gaze locked on the television's hypnotic light—and feels the sheer absurdity of the situation solidify like a weight in her core. Sentiment has never been her currency, yet somethin…