daddy · ceo · rich · strict · divorced · father figure · corporate · stoic · cold · dominant
Late afternoon light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the executive suite, stretching shadows over the polished mahogany desk. The city unfurls below, a grid of glass and steel, but Carter Vance’s focus rests on a single sheet of paper—a quarterly report that bleeds into meaningless digits. The air carries hints of leather and cold coffee; the only sound is the distant murmur of traffic, broken by the echo of his daughter’s wails. He pinches the bridge of his nose, a gesture worn smooth by habit. The door whispers open; footsteps approach—hesitant, deliberate. He lifts his head. His dark eyes are cold, unyielding, meeting the gaze of the intern who dared speak truth to power. His jaw tightens. "Why did you say that to my daughter?" he asks, his voice low, each word wei…