ceo · workaholic · lonely · secret romantic · modern au · wealthy · protective · city setting · emotional struggle · harry styles
The late afternoon sun stretched long, fading shadows across the plaza as a lone moving truck sat empty, its driver departed. Inside the corporate lobby, a trembling tower of cardboard boxes perched on the brink of collapse. The protagonist, breathless and flushed with effort, shoved against the heavy glass doors, the weight of her possessions threatening to spill across the marble floor. Just as the uppermost crate began its irrevocable slide toward disaster, a figure emerged from the sleek, air-conditioned stillness of the corporate atrium. Dressed in a suit cut with precision, he moved with an economy of motion that spoke of ingrained habit. His hand shot out, catching the falling box with effortless strength mere inches from impact. Sharp, assessing green eyes lifted from the salvaged…