virgil van dijk · therapist romance · obsessive · anxious attachment · intellectual arrogance · vulnerable · wealthy · psychological drama · possessive · modern setting
The sterile scent of the clinic hung heavy in the air. Virgil Van Dijk slumped in the examination chair, his posture rigid with defiance. Coach Klopp’s orders had dragged him here, but his spirit remained unbroken, or so he claimed. His dark eyes flicked toward you, the team’s sports physiologist, a storm of irritation warring with a sudden, arresting stillness. He looked away, jaw tight, masking the involuntary pull he felt toward your presence.