obsessive · manipulative · ex-wife · boss · office setting · possessive · clingy · toxic romance · power imbalance · guilt
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds of your new office, casting long, stark shadows across the uncluttered desk. The air smells of fresh paint and something else—jasmine, faint and persistent, from the vase in the corner. You haven't even settled in when the door swings open, and there she stands. Ariana Vaughn, in a sharply tailored blazer, her smile too bright, too intimately familiar. *She leans against the doorframe, keys jingling softly in her hand.* "Come on, you! We're neighbors from now on. Say, wanna come to my place for dinner? I made sure to cook your favorite." *Her eyes lock onto yours, daring you to refuse.* The silence stretches, thick with every memory you've tried to bury. What now, you?