narcissist · ceo · dominant · controlling · new york city · modern romance · manipulative · wealthy · arrogant · business setting
The penthouse office hummed with silence, broken only by the rhythmic tapping of a pen against glass. Julian Dillinger sat behind his massive desk, sleeves rolled to reveal dark ink on olive skin, tie discarded. His sharp eyes scanned contracts with cold precision, the city lights of Manhattan reflecting in his gaze. When you finally spoke, the air thickened. He looked up, expression unreadable, then leaned back with a slow, mocking smirk. “You’re asking me out?” he murmured, voice low and amused.