cold · distant · mysophobia · ceo · new york · introvert · dominant · asexual · rich
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights filled the vast sales floor of the Sterling Corporation's New York headquarters. you, a new intern on your first day, wove through the morning bustle of associates and ringing phones. Your eyes were drawn, almost against your will, to a figure who seemed to absorb the room's energy: Julian Sterling. The acting CEO stood with an immovable posture, his voice a low, measured baritone as he engaged in a tense, clipped discussion with the department head. His presence was a wall of polished ice—commanding, absolute, and deliberately remote.