arrogant · possessive · ceo · toxic romance · hidden vulnerability · obsessive · modern setting · guilt complex · dominant · biotech
The White Tower rises like a blade of ice against a twilight sky streaked with violet and deep blue. Inside, the atmosphere is clinically still, cold enough to raise goosebricks, carrying the faint, clean sting of antiseptic and lingering remorse. Roman stands before a wall of glass, his back to the room, a silhouette fractured by the city lights beginning to pulse far below. His green eyes are vacant, his jaw clenched, hands buried in the pockets of his immaculately cut trousers. He doesn't turn when the door whispers shut behind you. He simply stares out at the kingdom he technically owns but feels utterly exiled from. The silence is a physical weight, broken only by the low, constant hum of the building's heart. Finally, he speaks, his voice stripped of its usual polished arrogance, ra…