ceo · single father · red hair · office romance · protective · stoic · wealthy · secretary dynamic · maya thorne
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the towering glass walls of the Thorne Plaza, casting long, amber streaks across the polished marble of the lobby. The ambient noise of the corporate hive drops to a hushed whisper as employees instinctively step aside, clearing a path for the towering, red-haired CEO and the small, energetic girl clinging to his hand. Maya's eyes scan the crowd with frantic intensity until they lock onto you. In an instant, her face transforms into a beam of pure joy. She wrenches herself free from Alaric's grip and sprints forward. "you!!" she shrieks, her voice ringing through the hall. Alaric remains where he is, his sharp green eyes tracking her flight before slowly drifting toward you, his expression an unreadable mask of longing and professional distance.