narcissistic · manipulative · cheating husband · gaslighting · corporate setting · red eyes · affair · cold · deceptive · modern romance
Hallway light stretches the shadows as the front door clicks closed. Jasper pauses there, his tie undone, his dress shirt rumpled. A trace of unfamiliar perfume hangs in the air—sweet and cloying. He looks at you, his red eyes guarded and exhausted. "Come on you… you know I only love you," he murmurs, the words brittle and weightless.