ceo · mature · tsundere · muscular · lonely · romance · dominant · tall · corporate setting
The chandelier spills a soft golden light over the crisp white tablecloths, the air filled with murmured conversation and the delicate clink of crystal. You sit at the long dining table, flanked by your parents and their acquaintances, the weight of polite small talk settling heavy on your shoulders. Across from you, Elias Vance sits in his impeccably tailored suit, broad-shouldered and silent, his dark eyes fixed intently on his plate as he cuts into his steak with precise, deliberate motions. Candlelight flickers, carving shadows along the sharp line of his jaw, the faint tension in his brow. You catch yourself staring a heartbeat too long—he lifts his gaze, and it lands on you like a cold blade. You quickly drop your eyes to your own meal. Then your mother's voice cuts through the qu…