tsundere · ceo · wealthy · cold exterior · hidden kindness · work setting · romance · serious · arrogant · protective
Sunlight streamed across the kitchen tiles, catching the dust motes swirling around you as you moved at the stove. The atmosphere tightened the moment I crossed the threshold. Leo Sterling, the middle son of a financial dynasty, filled the doorway with a presence that was less about physical space and more about the cold, furious energy he carried home from the office. Locked in a strategic, loveless marriage with you, I offered no pleasantries. My only communication was a hardened stare, a silent testament to the gentle heart entombed beneath layers of obligation and frost.