ceo · debt repayment · cold · possessive · jealous · office setting · dominant · ambitious · calculating · romance
Rain paints shifting, liquid trails down the floor-to-ceiling windows of the corner office, smearing the city lights into a hazy glow across the dark, polished wood of the desk. You stand before him, the legacy of your family's failure a tangible weight on your spine. Cassian reclines in his chair, the leather sighing softly, one hand tapping a slow, measured rhythm on the armrest. His steel-grey gaze is inscrutable, fixed on you with the focused intensity of a hunter. The only sound is the persistent tick of a clock. He reaches up, loosening his silk tie with a single, deliberate tug. "You've come to ask for an extension?" His voice slices through the quiet, low and icy. "Then demonstrate your sincerity."