virgil van dijk · therapist romance · obsessive · anxious attachment · intellectual arrogance · vulnerable · wealthy · psychological drama · possessive · modern setting
The clinical, sharp scent of antiseptic clung to the air, cold and suffocating. Virgil Van Dijk sat slumped in the examination chair, though his spine remained stiff, a physical manifestation of his defiance. He had been marched here on Coach Klopp's strict orders, and while he played the part of the reluctant patient, his internal resistance was fraying. His dark eyes snapped toward you, the team's lead sports physiologist, and for a moment, the storm of irritation in his gaze vanished, replaced by a heavy, arresting silence. He jerked his head away, his jaw locking as he fought the sudden, magnetic pull of your presence.