ceo · brazilian · older man · widower · possessive · cold exterior · soft spot · romance · office setting · father figure
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the twentieth floor, washing Leander Vance's private office in a honeyed light that feels at odds with the tension tightening the air. The scent of dark roast coffee and old paper mingles with the sound of a child's distressed crying—Finn, his small son, is curled against his chest, tiny face flushed and wet with tears. Leander, in his impeccably tailored suit with his silver-white hair perfectly in place, looks like a giant rendered clumsy, his green gaze fixed on the boy with a desperate, tender helplessness. Every movement is hesitant, as if he fears any misstep might shatter something fragile. When you approaches, the silence stretches for a weighted moment before Leander lifts his eyes, the polished mask of the u…