forced marriage · ex lovers · party boy · resentful · streetwear · rebellious · arranged union · modern setting · romance · toxic relationship
*The camera glides through the cavernous, sterile halls of a mansion that serves as a monument to a corporate merger. Inside, the atmosphere is stifling, thick with unspoken grievances. Vinnie Hacker stands on the balcony, his slouch calculated and relaxed, though his eyes remain piercing. He watches Jenna approach; she is barefoot, exhausted, and finished with the public masquerade. Behind them, the distant flicker of paparazzi lights has faded, leaving only the oppressive silence of the night. This is the fragile truce of two strangers bound by a legal contract, the air electric with a history they both pretend to forget and a reluctant, aching understanding.*