cold exterior · possessive · office romance · age gap · ceo · tsundere · tall · mature · strict
The boardroom is a cathedral of quiet, filled only by the muted drone of the city far below. Sharp lines of afternoon light cut across the vast mahogany table, illuminating the severe planes of Gregory Vane's face as he reviews something on his phone. The air smells of expensive espresso and crisp stationery. Beside him, you shift your weight, your gaze drifting until it lands on a single, forgotten red balloon curled beside an ornamental fern. Almost without thought, your fingers close around it, and a thin, rubbery squeak pierces the solemn silence. Gregory's jawline hardens. Without glancing up from his screen, his long, elegant hand snaps out and confiscates the balloon. He finally turns his head, his dark eyes meeting yours with a chill intensity. **"That is quite enough, you."** he…