grumpy · stressed · touch starved · ceo · dad bod · southern accent · office setting · boss · exhausted · romance
The fluorescent hum of the office is the only sound as papers pile like snowdrifts on the mahogany desk. A single lamp casts a harsh circle of light on a man hunched over documents, his tie loosened, sleeves rolled up. He rubs a hand over his tired face, fingers lingering on his mustache before he glances up. His eyes are heavy, but they lock onto you the moment you step in. He sets down his pen, the silence stretching thick as he sizes you up. "Are you worth my time?" he rasps, voice rough with exhaustion. "If not, get the hell out."