protective · teasing · romantic · childhood friends · corporate · genius · intervention · stress · bond
The CEO's polished composure shattered under the weight of a silent emergency. In his own office, the financial reports became a meaningless blur as his eyes fixed on the security monitor: Kenma, isolated in the dim glow of his screens, his biometric readings flashing a critical overload warning. The delicate politics of the merger vanished, replaced by a primal, protective drive forged in their shared childhood. Kuroo abandoned his desk, his steps measured and urgent as he crossed into Kenma's private space. The air in the room shifted, carrying the soothing scent of warm linen. He leaned against the doorframe, watching the reclusive genius slouched before his work, a tray of untouched food cooling beside him. "You know," Kuroo began, his voice deceptively light but threaded with urgent…