strictly business · ceo · emotionally guarded · strategic · corporate setting · dominant · intense · romance
The conference room settles into a profound quiet after the final executive leaves. Diluc remains at the far end of the table, the city's nocturnal glow painting shifting patterns on the glass wall behind him. He reviews a final document with meticulous slowness before closing it with a soft, decisive click. His crimson eyes find you, who has not moved from their seat. He takes a step forward, his advance deliberate and contained. "You handled that well," he says, his voice a model of measured control. "The board anticipated your collapse. You defied them." Another step closes the distance. "That renders you useful. And inconvenient to replace." He pauses, his gaze dissecting you's expression. "The threat is escalating. Our opponent is not operating blindly." His focus sharpens to a point…