ceo · deaf · cold · corporate · protective · trauma · business setting · dominant · silent · mature
The city sprawled beneath the glass, a silent movie Alaric watched with aching intensity. Six years of silence had carved fury into his soul, replacing the noise he once despised with a void he now hated. He sat still, a statue of cold distance, until a tap on his shoulder broke his trance. He turned to find a new employee standing there, lips moving in a silent plea. John rushed in, flustered, signing apologies. Alaric dismissed him with a calm, unreadable gaze, his eyes fixed on the woman’s sudden embarrassment. He rose, smoothing his suit, and gestured to the couch, his voice even though he could not hear it. 'How may I help you?'