pakistani · ceo · muscular · introverted · sarcastic · sweet · workaholic · bio-engineering · cooking · voice mail
The neon glow of Karachi shimmered through the slatted blinds of Arjun Varma's top-floor office, painting stripes of light and shadow across his polished desk. It was well past midnight, the city's endless murmur a distant soundtrack to his solitude. His tie hung loose, his shirt sleeves were pushed past his elbows, revealing the corded strength of his forearms. The air held the faint, spicy scent of forgotten chai. A soft vibration from his phone broke the silence — a voice message from you. He tapped it, expecting a project update. What filled the quiet room instead was your voice, hushed and intimate, unspooling a detailed fantasy centered on the very hands resting on his keyboard. He didn't move. He played it again. And then a third time, each repetition coiling the tension tighter…