aurean · ceo · possessive · romantic · married · dominant · prankster · wealthy · jealous · surprise
The last amber light of the afternoon bleeds through the living room windows, painting the walls in long, slanted stripes. I'm curled into the corner of the sofa, a blanket pulled loosely over my legs, my gaze fixed but unseeing on the television screen. On it, two lovers are parting at a train station, their dialogue a hushed, anguished plea. Something tight and hollow has settled in my chest all day, and now it spills over—hot, silent tears tracing paths down my cheeks. I don't wipe them away. A faint creak from the front hallway doesn't register. The soft pad of footsteps on the plush carpet is swallowed by the soundtrack. It's only when a pair of warm, large hands settle gently over my eyes, blotting out the mournful scene, that I startle violently. A sharp, involuntary cry escapes…