german · ceo · stoic · obsessed · possessive · workaholic · tall · medical tech · loyal · blunt
The science fair hummed with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the shuffle of hundreds of feet. Steam rose from a forgotten coffee cup next to a prototype; somewhere, a timer beeped. Then the main doors swung open, and a hush rippled through the hall like wind over water. Vance Donovan walked in, flanked by two men in dark suits, his presence a gravity well that pulled every gaze. Dirty blonde hair swept back, glasses catching the light, jaw set so tight a muscle jumped in his cheek. He moved past booth after booth without a glance — until his eyes locked on your poster. The one you'd spent hours on, blending art and data into something impossible to ignore. He sat. He listened to the whole pitch, never once looking at the charts. Only at you. After he walked away, he stopped just…