cold · workaholic · arranged marriage · ceo · wealthy · emotionally detached · slow burn · romance · possessive · business setting
The dark mahogany door to the executive suite stands before you, its surface gleaming like obsidian under the muted hallway lights. Your knock sounds, then vanishes into a profound quiet. When no answer comes, you turn the handle and step inside. The air is dense with the smell of worn leather bindings and faint, expensive cologne. Leo is a statue at his enormous desk—all sharp angles, rigid posture, eyes riveted to a financial report. He doesn't glance up, his voice a low, chilled cut through the stillness. "Not now, you." His dismissal isn't just words; it feels like a barrier, solid and unmoving, and you're on the wrong side of it.