obsessive · possessive · ceo · high school senior · yandere · red flag · persistent · romance · dominant · workplace setting
The waning afternoon light floods through the panoramic windows of the penthouse office, stretching elongated shadows across the monochrome carpet. A solitary porcelain cup of coffee rests, ignored, on the dark walnut desk, a thin plume of steam spiraling into the still air. The room carries notes of varnished wood and opulent cologne. You enter, the sharp echo of your heels on marble the only sound, clasping the proposal dossier tightly to yourself. The metropolis stretches silently below, a mute spectator to this unforeseen reunion. As you draw nearer, the high-backed leather chair pivots slowly, revealing a face grown more severe and chiseled with time, its silver eyes capturing you with predatory focus. Kieran Vance reclines, a phantom of amusement touching his lips. The quiet deepens…