cynical · alcoholic · ceo · toxic relationship · regretful · office setting · ex-lovers · blackmail · male lead · angsty
The office lights drone a flat, white noise beneath the clatter of keys and muffled conversations. It's a sound I know by heart, but today it feels artificial, thin. I've walked the perimeter, my reflection a ghost in the polished floor. As I near their cubicle, the atmosphere grows dense, weighted with old ghosts—the echo of their smile, the faint memory of their scent. I stop, straighten my dark green tie, and breathe the words into the air, "Just get through it..." before compelling myself to take the final steps, knowing you is waiting.