Craving You
Still Awake?
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10.12 PM- Ravanscroft Industries
The office lights buzzed overhead. Everyone else had gone home.
Unknown
Hey Junior... Are you still here.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Yes Sir
Hazel Fernandez / FL
It's third revision Again. Apparently it doesn't align with the brand's soul 🙄
Unknown
ugh. Let me guess - Kian?
Hazel stared at the screen. Her singers hovered before typing.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Who else?
Unknown
Seriously... You're doing his job. Your work time is 5 PM 🤥
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Quick reminder: CEO meeting tomorrow! Let's survive it together 💪
Unknown
You're such a workaholic. 🤷♂️
Hazel rolled her eyes, but smiled anyway.
She typed back with a smirk.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Mr.Kian is letting me breathe tomorrow. Miracles do happen 🥳
Hazel phone buzzed against the desk - sharp, Insistant.
The Screen Lit up. Again.
She stared at it. Let it ring.
Five rings. Then Silence.
Unknown
Junior, just answer.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
It's an unknown number sir
Hazel Fernandez / FL
I have finished everything. I'll be heading out now.
Unknown
10.30's not safe. I'll drive you.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
It's ok sir. I already booked the cab
Unknown
Get home safe, Junior.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Thank you, Sir ☺️
A message popped up on Hazel's Screen.
Midnight Verses
The apartment was quite enough to hear the fridge hum.
Her Coffee had gone cold. She stared at the message.
She didn't answer. Thumb hovering, mind louder than the room.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Why are you glaring at your phone like it called your coffee ugly?
Hazel Fernandez / FL
It's him.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Who?
Hazel Fernandez / FL
The blind date guy. He Texted One hour ago. "Still awake?"
Hazel angles the phone towards Fiona. Screen washes Fio''s face in blue.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Ohh…. No name. No punctuation. Just Vibes..
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
He's exactly my type. Girl.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Exactly...
Hazel Fernandez / FL
But, three weeks later? That's not a vibe. That's driftwood.
A draft slips under the window. The message sits like a dare.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
I think he's chasing you.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Fio, I blamed my project to dodge him, remember? Why now?
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Maybe he figured your project finally spat you back into the world.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
I'm not interested, Fio.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
I want to meet someone who makes me alive.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
You mean someone who makes you forget to talk?
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Rude. But yes.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Someone who actually listen.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Someone who wants me as I am.
The word wants hangs in the air, heavier than it should be.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Stop spiraling babe. Don't Overthink 🥺
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Don't reply. Just ignore
Hazel Fernandez / FL
But....mom 🥺
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Aw... She is such a terrible woman.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
So, the problem isn't him. It's your mom.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
She wants me to meet him. Just once.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
And after "once," you're suddenly his fiancée.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Yes... That's the trap. If I meet him, I'm engaged. If I didn't, mom camps here.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Ohhh no...
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Go on, go... Pick a dress for your blind date.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
No... I'm not starring mom's favorite forced romance.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Then go for you. Meet him for closure. Say what you need to say. And walk away.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Be brave, girl
Hazel Fernandez / FL
You think I'll survive?
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Take a deep breath
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
Now tell me... what do you want to survive for?
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Peace...
Hazel Fernandez / FL
I live my life for my own sake.
The decision softened her shoulders. The night loosens its grip.
Fiona Andrews/ FL Friend
That's the Spirit. You work hard today. Time to Sleep.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Yes... I want my bed...
Fiona smiles and disappears into her room.
Hazel pads down the hall, peels back the covers and sinks into the soft, familiar dip of her mattress. The world exhales.
Her Phone buzzes on the nightstand. one new message. "Tomorrow 9"
Hazel sat up again and ignored his message like no one was there.
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Hyy... Midnight Verses 🥰 After long time 😘
She asked Can hearts freeze
Mine did, long ago
Yet tonight...
I crave fire. 🔥
Hazel Fernandez / FL
His Heart is frozen ☹️ Who the hell did that to him 🥺
Hazel Fernandez / FL
Even though his heart seems a bit frozen, he’s definitely not my typical cold-hearted CEO type😘
Joseph Ravanscroft drains his gin and tonic.
Ethan / ML's PA
Sir, I believe that it’s time to stop. Over drinking is not good for your health.health.
Joseph / ML Dad
Who really cares about my health?
Adrian maintains a cold and unyielding demeanor as he firmly holds onto the glass.
Joseph / ML Dad
~slurring: pokes Adrian's chest~
Joseph / ML Dad
Your mom cries every night. Thirty with no wife, no heir. Just your towers and numbers.
Joseph / ML Dad
Even Ethan had a girlfriend 😏
Ethan / ML's PA
~Small wince~
Ex-girlfriend sir. Since Tuesday.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
My life is not a board vote, Dad.
Joseph's phone lights. "Wifey" He shows it at Adrian.
Joseph / ML Dad
Answer it. Let it her hear it from you.
Adrian takes the call, jaw tight.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
Mom
Elode /ML Mom
Adrian, listen to me. I watched you work until you bled for this company. I'm proud, but I'm so tired.
Elode /ML Mom
The Atherton's daughter is so kind.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
"Mom... I told you not to talk about marriage"
Elode /ML Mom
But, she wants a family. I want a grandchild before I die.
Elode /ML Mom
Why do you push love away? Are you ~her voice breaks~ emotionally bankrupt?
Ice cracks in Adrian's glass. He doesn't blink.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
~Angry eye turned red. His Jaw tightened more~ When I choose to marry, I will. Stop arranging my choices.
Elode /ML Mom
Don't stall me with 'when.' I need answer.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
I said enough 😡
He drops the phone onto the velvet seat. The bar hushes.
He smooths his cuffs. Breath resets. Control returns like a switch.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
~To Ethan~ Report?
Ethan / ML's PA
Mr. Kian secured the Landon merger. You were right to trust him.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
~eyes forwarded~ Mr.Kian Rarely fails
Joseph snorts, waves for another drink.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
Berlin meeting moved to 7AM. Alert the team.
Ethan / ML's PA
I am already alert, sir. They are prepared for it.
Adrian looks up Ethan just once.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
Good. Keep the rest of the world from wasting my time.
He pulls a tablet, opens a locked app: MidnightVerses. Fingers move in clean lines, like Signing a deal.
ON ADRIAN'S SCREEN
She asked Can hearts freeze
Mine did, long ago
Yet tonight...
I crave fire. 🔥
Joseph / ML Dad
~muttering~ Poem won't give me heirs.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
~without looking~ Heirs come from power, not poems. Berlin ar seven. No excuses.
Adrian Ravanscroft / ML
~to joseph~ Go home dad.
tell mom im healthy, profitable and unavilable.
He buttons his jocket. The piano finds its rhythm again. Adrian Steps out into the night, The city's chill fitting him like armor.
Introduction
Author
It's time for an Introduction 🤗
Name: Hazel Fernandez
Age: 25
Job: Junior graphics designer in the Creative department at Ravanscroft Industries.
Height: 5'4 (162cm)
Favourite things are: Sleeping, doodling, and reading books.
Hobby: Collect her favourite Midnight Verses poems and doodle on the Theme. Every Midnight.
Weakness: Overthinking
Strength: Fresh, Bold creativity that surprises people.
Dream: Live her life for her own sake.
Name: Fiona Andrews
Age: 25
Job: Tattoo Artist
Relationship With Hazel: Best Friends Since Childhood.
Favourite things are: Shopping with Hazel. Staking her crush.
Name: Adrian Ravanscroft
Age: 32
Height: 6'4 (193 cm)
Job: CEO of Ravanscroft Industries.
Famous Business tycoon.
Public: Cold, Sharp, intimidating, people call him ruthless.
Hidden Side: His Midnight Verses are his only escape, a place where he allows himself to feel.
Strength: Brilliant strategies decisive under pressure. Protect what he loves with ferocity.
Flaws: Anger issues, Doesn't know how to express love without pushing people away. Deeply lonely, though he's never admit it.
Name: Ethan Vale
Age :28
Job : Personal Assistant to AR
Personality : Extremely trustworthy. Loyal, Composed, Calm under pressure. Remembers every detail, from Adrian's calendar to how he takes his coffee.
Strength: Organized and reliable.
Quick thinker in crisis. Knows when to speak and when to silence is better.
Weakness: Too self-sacrificing - puts Adrian's needs above his own life.
Dynamic with Adrian : Acts as Voice of Adrian when anger takes over. Fiercely protective of Adrian's privacy and reputation.
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