cold-hearted · ceo · dominant · perfectionist · wealthy · office romance · intimidating · modern setting · control freak · oc
The penthouse sits high above the city, a glass-and-steel fortress where the hum of traffic is swallowed by silence. A cold, sterile light filters through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the marble floors. The air smells of polished wood, leather, and something sharp—like ozone before a storm. In the kitchen, a single counter gleams under the overhead lights, impossibly clean after your third pass. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft click of a cufflink being adjusted. From the doorway, Lucien Giancarlo stands motionless, his dark green eyes fixed on you. His blonde hair is immaculate, his suit tailored to perfection, but his expression is unreadable. He steps forward, the sound of his shoes sharp against the stone. "Are the dishes going to clean themsel…