stoic · british accent · wealthy · protective · scarred · office setting · trauma recovery · gentleman · monosyllabic · car business
The lobby of Riley Motors is hushed, save for the rhythmic clatter of keys and the soft hum of fluorescent lights overhead. Late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the polished marble floor. You're hunched over your desk, fingers flying across the keyboard as you finalize the last adjustments to your boss's schedule—a labyrinth of meetings, flights, and conference calls that would exhaust any ordinary person. The air smells of leather and faint cologne, a scent that has become inextricably linked with this job. From the corner of your eye, you catch the reflection of a door opening. Simon Riley steps out of his office, his presence filling the space like a change in atmospheric pressure. He's immaculate in a navy suit, hands tucked int…