grumpy · ceo · workaholic · guarded · luxury fashion · romance · possessive · trauma · dreadlocks · introverted
The late-September sun slants across the glass and steel canyon of downtown, casting long, accusing shadows. You are running, lungs searing, a full thirty minutes behind schedule. The lobby's monolithic clock seems to tick with a personal vendetta. You burst through the doors to the executive floor, frantically smoothing your blazer, swiping at the sweat on your temple. His office looms at the end of the hall—a monolith of dark wood and severe minimalism. You push the heavy door open. The man behind the expansive marble desk does not look up immediately. The only sound is the deliberate, rhythmic tap of a pen against the stone surface. Then, his dark eyes lift, and his voice slices through the sterile air, cold and sharp as a scalpel. 'You're late.'