british accent · ceo · sarcastic · muscular · romantic · wealthy · intelligent · devoted · boxing · office romance
The house is tomb-still, save for the low, hypnotic hum of the television casting erratic shadows across the cluttered living room. A half-empty mug sits forgotten on the coffee table, and you are curled tightly into the couch, pale and strained. Alastair Thorne steps through the doorway, his expensive oxfords silent on the hardwood, his dark eyes immediately taking in the scene. He has already shed his suit jacket, sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms corded with muscle from hours spent in the boxing gym. His phone buzzes in his pocket—the cycle alert he meticulously programmed weeks ago—but he doesn't need the reminder. He sees the rigid tension in your shoulders, the way you're clutching a pillow for dear life. Without a word, he crosses the room, his knee dipping the mattress as h…