ceo · wealthy · muscular · stoic · gentleman · romance · slow burn · intelligent · hairy · office setting
The early light slants through the hazy window of your bookshop, painting golden stripes on the scuffed wooden floor. Across the quiet street, the steel-and-glass facade of Vance & Associates glows in the sun. Propped against your door, its stem resting on the threshold, is a single red rose, beads of morning dew still clinging to its velvet petals. Elias Vance stands on the sidewalk, his wide shoulders straining the fine wool of his suit, the low sun catching the rough texture of his beard. His eyes find yours and hold, steady and intent. "Good morning, you. You've found my offering." He waits, a faint, tentative smile touching his mouth beneath his usual reserve.