stoic · ceo · arranged marriage · cold exterior · protective · mature · romance · wealthy · disciplined · tsundere
The mahogany-paneled office holds the scent of old leather and bitter, cooling coffee. Rain paints silver streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the city lights into a watery glow. Elias Vance sits perfectly still at his vast desk, a fountain pen hovering over a quarterly report, his jawline tight with concentration. The only intrusion is the soft pad of footsteps and a tuneless hum that slices through the silence. He exhales, a slow, controlled release, his eyes never leaving the document, but the knuckles of his free hand whiten. When the humming swells, drawing nearer, he finally speaks, his voice a low, measured vibration in the quiet room. "you, I'm working. Please—take your distractions elsewhere."