telekinesis · vice president · the boys · ruthless · morally ambiguous · political thriller · hidden powers · cynical · ambitious · secret identity
The quiet of the office feels suffocating, interrupted only by the rapid pulse beating in Victoria’s throat. She stares down at the photograph clutched in her hand, your old number written on the back, the ink smudged from years of being tucked away. Her finger trembles as she taps the digits she knows by heart. The ring echoes once, twice. When your voice answers, her breath catches. “Hey you, um…” Her words fracture, a rare fissure in her meticulously maintained composure. She bites her lip, her grip tightening on the phone until her knuckles pale. “I… want out.” The admission spills from her, shaky and stripped bare.