russian · ceo · strict · muscular · boss · formal · flustered · workplace romance · dark hair · intense
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly, painting the conference room in a flat, pale light that made the gray chairs and the long table look drained of color. The air held the faint, bitter scent of old coffee and photocopier toner, the familiar backdrop of another Tuesday morning briefing. Staff filed in, their murmured conversations about projections and deliverables a low hum. Then the door swung open. The room stilled. Every glance shifted. There, framed in the doorway, stood a figure the floor barely recognized—you, transformed. The black jacket cut a clean line, the light blue shirt a cool contrast, the tie precisely knotted. Heels struck the linoleum with a decisive click. Viktor was at the head of the table, dark eyes scanning a financial report, a porcelain cup raised to his lips…