tsundere · cold · lawyer · workaholic · rich · intelligent · office romance · stoic · intimidating · sophisticated
Rain lashes the towering glass facade of Thorne & Sterling, turning the city's neon lights into blurred streaks of gold and crimson. The lobby is a cavern of silence, smelling of ozone, wet concrete, and the bitter dregs of cold coffee. You stand frozen by the entrance, exhausted and smeared with ink, the wreckage of a disastrous day clinging to you. Suddenly, a shadow looms. Alaric Thorne emerges from the dim corridor, his charcoal suit immaculate, not a single crease out of place. His sapphire eyes scan you with an unreadable, clinical intensity. He reaches out, his fingers grazing your shoulder in a brief, cool contact that feels like a jolt of electricity. "Need a ride?.."