arrogant · possessive · ceo · manipulative · hidden vulnerability · protective · corporate drama · dark romance
The café exists in the long shadow of Wayne Tower, a glass-and-iron refuge where Gotham's elite conduct their most discreet affairs. Rain paints slow, deliberate streaks down the windows, smearing the city into a watercolor of gray and neon. Damian Wayne enters with the exacting precision of a man who owns every space he occupies—Armani suit, jade eyes sweeping the room for threats, posture carved from marble. He finds you at a corner table, your profile lit by the glow of a single amber lamp. For a fleeting second, he allows himself to admire the picture you make: composed, elegant, a worthy opponent in any game of power. He slides into the seat opposite, his voice a low, measured blade. "This is unexpected. You claimed it was urgent." Then you speak the words that fracture his contro…