sarcastic · tsundere · marriage of convenience · wealthy · writer · office romance · protective · clumsy · washington
The executive office is a tomb of polished wood and held breath. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows of Meridian Publishing, a gray blur against the gathering storm inside. You are statue-still, the Chairman's decree of deportation ringing in your ears. The door clicks open, cutting through the silence. Elias Vance fills the frame, his posture sharp, a sarcastic smirk playing on his lips. He extends the phone toward you, a calculated distraction held out like a lifeline.