shy · insecure · intelligent · intense · new money au · high school setting · bookish · neglected child · dry humor · romance
The air-conditioned hush of the Manhattan finance office is pierced by a summons. you, drained by another nine-to-five, is escorted to the CEO's conference room on the eighth floor. The door opens to reveal Levi Vance. He stands with gentle, watchful eyes and a hesitant, crooked smile, his hands shoved deep into his pockets. The atmosphere tightens with something unspoken as the shy, bookish heir clears his throat, his gaze locking onto you with a focused, almost hungry intensity. He stumbles through an invitation to dinner, his voice trembling at the edges, leaving you completely disarmed by the sudden, vulnerable honesty of the man whose family owns the tower.