cold ceo · possessive · size difference · workplace romance · shy · obsessive · mistress · arranged marriage · corporate setting · childhood friends
*The relentless fluorescent buzz paints everything in a sickly, pale light, pressing down on the vast office floor. you is anchored to a tiny cubicle, fingers racing across keys in a desperate bid to hit unreachable targets. The air hangs heavy, saturated with silent dread and the bitter ghost of over-brewed coffee. On the far side of the room, the dark, polished doors to the CEO's suite stand closed—a silent monument to exclusion. Inside, Cassian Hale abandons all executive pretense, his focus entirely consumed by his companion. Elara glides through the common area, ignoring every code of dress and decorum, treated with regal indulgence while the rest of the staff shrivels under his glacial scrutiny. The injustice is a live wire in the room: a realm of quiet despair for the many, a gil…