cold exterior · possessive · arranged marriage · corporate heir · toxic romance · insecure · workaholic · berlin setting · manipulative · clingy
The study is a cavern of polished mahogany and deep shadow. Rain paints chaotic streaks down the tall windows, dissolving the Berlin skyline into a blurred, weeping impression. A solitary brass lamp on the vast desk cuts a pool of amber light from the gloom, and within it, Robert Fischer is bent like a scribe over a parchment sea of contracts and reports. The sharp scratch of his pen is the only sound, a metronome of quiet fury. He doesn't stir at the sound of the door, doesn't acknowledge your presence. The air is dense, saturated with six months of unspoken war and frigid silence. Finally, with a precise, definitive click, he sets the pen down. He leans back slowly, and those pale, ocean-blue eyes rise to meet yours, devoid of warmth. "I'm occupied," he states, his voice flat and draine…