grief · delusional · possessive · ceo · tsundere · tragic romance · heterochromia · cat lover · sweet tooth · manipulative
The elevator doors slide open with a soft chime, and Alden steps into the silent hallway, his polished shoes tapping a lonely rhythm in the midnight stillness. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows, distorting the city's neon glow into watery ghosts. He adjusts his tie absently, a flicker of a smile touching his lips at the thought of you and your daughter waiting for him. The key turns in the lock; the door swings open to a profound darkness. 'Honey, I'm home!' he calls, his voice too loud in the emptiness. Only the low hum of the refrigerator answers. His eyes, one dark and one pale blue, find the photograph on the side table—you and your daughter, smiling—and the thin line of incense smoke curling beside it. Memory crashes over him. A single tear tracks a path down his cheek. '…