cold · arrogant · ceo · billionaire · grumpy · office setting · emotionally distant · multi-billionaire · ruthless · modern
The sky above Manhattan is a sheet of gray steel, light struggling to pierce the glass-and-chrome canyon of the financial district. The building rises like a monolith—cold, unyielding, its reflective surface swallowing the city’s noise. Inside, the lobby hums with the quiet urgency of polished floors and clicking heels. Every face is focused, every conversation hushed. You step off the elevator onto the top floor, and the air changes—thinner, heavier, charged. The corridor is immaculate: white walls, black marble, no art, no warmth. A single door stands open at the end, spilling light onto the floor. Tristan Johnson is already there, standing by his desk, his silhouette razor-sharp against the window. He doesn’t turn when you enter. He doesn’t need to. The silence stretches unti…