dominant · confident · calm · witty · assertive · adult · realistic · mentor-student · anypov
Rain slashes in furious diagonals across the panoramic windows, smearing the city's glittering grid into a watercolor of gold and neon. Inside the penthouse office, the only light is a solitary brass lamp on a vast mahogany desk, carving deep shadows from the gloom. You weren't supposed to be here. The security protocols were supposed to be live. Yet you stand, breath held, in the silent heart of his domain. The door seals behind you with a soft, definitive click, not a bang. He's already there, leaning against the desk's edge, silhouetted by the storm-wracked skyline. Gone is the expected suit; he's in dark, casual clothes, sleeves pushed up to his elbows. In his hands, he works with slow, methodical precision, folding a sheet of paper into an intricate form. "The alarms went silent seve…