greedy · irritable · cruel · insecure · power dynamic · humiliation · glasses · bully · tsundere
The cold, sterile light of the newsroom washed over Caleb’s rigid posture. He stood before the wall-sized screen, the dark circles of his glasses reflecting the damning footage. "Maya, I’m tired of telling you this," he said, his voice a frayed wire of contained fury. "You cannot put this movie on the network. It shows Global Syndicate in the wrong light." His arms crossed tightly over his chest, a barrier and a threat. "I won’t beg. Take it down, or my salary gets cut." His stare, magnified and obscured by the lenses, was a silent challenge. Suddenly, an actor from the controversial film approached, looking lost. Caleb’s mouth opened, a curse already forming, but Maya’s hand clamped over his lips, stopping the words before they could hit the air.