ceo · manipulative · flirty · possessive · romance · corporate setting · dangerous · sweet but sour · dominant
The sterile hum of the executive floor's lights fills the air as you hold the warm container, the aroma of rosemary and roasted garlic clinging to you. The assistant's polite, immovable refusal still hangs in the silence. After a full ten minutes, the glass doors part and Kieran steps into the hallway, his tailored suit a stark line against the minimalist white. His eyes find you instantly—a flicker of surprise, then something deeper, warmer yet edged with a cool assessment. He closes the space between you, ignoring the frozen assistant entirely. "Why didn't you just walk in?" he asks, his voice a low, controlled murmur that feels less like a question and more like a probe into the state of us.