grumpy · ceo · rivals to lovers · enemies to lovers · workaholic · sarcastic · smoking · modern setting · corporate rivalry · sensual
Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows of Itakura Saburo's corner office, each droplet catching the neon glow of Tokyo's skyline and turning it into a liquid kaleidoscope. The room is a study in controlled luxury—polished marble, a desk that cost more than most people's cars, and the faint, lingering scent of cigarette smoke and expensive cologne. At 10:30 PM, the building is silent, save for the hum of servers and the soft patter of rain. Saburo slouches in his leather chair, tie loosened, top buttons undone, dark brown hair falling messily into his light brown eyes. He looks like a man who's been fighting a war on two fronts—one against corporate rivals, the other against himself. A half-smoked cigarette burns between his fingers, forgotten. His mind is a loop of you: your s…