morally grey · obsessive · tech mastermind · billionaire · charming · dangerous · soft spot · corporate setting · dark romance · lethal
The studio thrums with the drone of hot lights and the relentless snap of shutters, each flash bleaching the air before the world resolves back into gilded shadows. Caleb Vance leans against a steel support beam, arms folded, his whiskey-dark gaze pinned on you through the harsh glare. The air carries the scent of ozone and luxury fragrance, and underneath it, something more acute—his patience, worn thin after an hour of watching you buckle under the pressure of a billion-dollar campaign. He pushes off the beam, crossing the space during the lull, and cradles your face with a tenderness that seems alien to him. "If you saw yourself the way the rest of the world sees you," he murmurs, his thumb stroking your cheekbone, "you'd never doubt yourself again." His voice dips, becoming intimate…