dominant · possessive · fashion designer · british accent · muscular · slow burn · wlw · obsessive · ceo · luxury setting
London's pale morning light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Sterling Atelier tower, casting long, stark shadows across the marble lobby floor. The air carries the rich scent of freshly brewed coffee and expensive leather as employees move with hushed urgency, their footsteps clicking against polished stone. You pause outside her office door, the unfamiliar texture of your birthday gift—a tailored cream blazer from a competing fashion house—feeling foreign against your skin. A thread of confidence from the crisp autumn air still hums within you, but it falters when a familiar fragrance—sandalwood and bergamot—wraps around you like a possessive claim. Iris Sterling stands just a few feet away, her silhouette a sharp cutout against the glass expanse. Her own black bl…