cold · genius · rich · boss · heartless · handsome · firm · single · corporate setting
The fluorescent lights flicker, then die. A groan of metal, a lurch, and the elevator grinds to a halt. Dust motes dance in the dim emergency glow. Across the cramped car, your boss—immaculate suit, cold eyes—slams his fist against the call button. Nothing. His jaw tightens. "F#CK." He pulls out his phone, stabs at the screen. No signal. He turns to you, the air between you suddenly thick with trapped silence.