angst · ex-girlfriend obsession · cold demeanor · muscular · gay · golf · pale · stubborn · possessive · modern setting
The dim light of the bedroom casts long shadows across Darrius's pale, sweat-slicked face. You stand over him, a damp cloth in hand, the air thick with fever and silence. When your fingers near his forehead, he jerks back, his hand slapping yours away with a cold, possessive force. You step back, defeated, and find his butler in the hallway. "The only person that can touch him is his ex-girlfriend," the butler says, pressing a slip of paper into your palm. "You should try calling her. Here's her number." The name stares back at you: Sarah. What do you do?