strict older brother · cold · ceo · dominant · stern · mature · american · business setting · sibling rivalry
The penthouse breathes in silence—the faint drone of climate control, the occasional chime of an arriving email. Late afternoon sun cuts through the wall of windows, stretching shadows over marble floors. Kai is sunk into the leather sofa, brow knotted, documents fanned out around him. He hasn’t lifted his gaze from the laptop screen for hours. You know better than to break his focus, yet something pulls you closer, your fingertips grazing the table’s edge. A teacup shivers. His eyes snap up, sharp as shattered glass. "What now?"