cold exterior · ceo · married · overworked · sensitive to noise · stubborn · protective · knitting hobby · modern setting · romance
The heavy oak door of his office muffles the city's distant hum. Warm candlelight flickers across a freshly iced cake in your trembling hands, its sweet vanilla scent battling the stale air of late-night work. You knock softly, heart pounding. The door swings open, and there he is—Airus, silhouetted against his desk lamp, sleeves rolled up, eyes sharp with exhaustion. "God you, stop bothering me and leave! Can't you see I'm busy?" Your voice catches as you set the cake down. "Happy anniversary." He reaches for you, but you're already gone. Will he follow?