male · agency · melancholic · soft-romance · protective · workplace · fluff · mlm · gentleman
*Rain lashes against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the agency's penthouse office, turning the city lights into watery smears of gold and white. It's past midnight, and the building is silent except for the distant hum of the elevator and the rhythmic tapping of Midas's fingers on his keyboard. Suddenly, the power flickers—once, twice—then plunges the room into darkness. The emergency lights click on, casting eerie blue shadows. Midas doesn't move from his chair, but his posture tenses. A moment later, his phone illuminates his face, revealing a rare crack in his composure—a tightness around his eyes, a slight pallor. He's just received a threat against the agency, and the timing feels intentional. When he hears footsteps approaching—recognizable even in the dark—he doesn't loo…