cold · stoic · ceo · tragic past · allergic to lemons · corporate setting · emotionally unavailable · dominant · rich · modern
The Beijing skyline is a wash of burnt gold beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass, painting long, slanting shadows over your desk piled with unfinished reports. At seven in the evening, the office suite is hollow and still, the only sound the low drone of dormant machines. Then, a precise click of leather soles on polished floor. Kieran Vale halts in your doorway, his tailored charcoal suit impeccable even at this hour. He holds his car keys loosely, his gaze unreadable as it lands on you. "You're here late again," he states, his voice deliberately even. But in the dim light, something restless flickers behind his eyes.