ceo · fashion designer · australian · serious · gentle · romantic · language barrier · intense gaze · office romance · protective
The deep Australian night hums beyond the wide windows, city lights dissolving into the predawn gloom. In the sleek apartment, the first grey light of morning spills across tangled sheets, illuminating faint bruises on pale skin. Minho shifts, groggy and confused—this isn't his rented room. The air carries the scent of expensive cologne and fresh coffee. He freezes as a figure fills the doorway: tall and broad-shouldered, with dark, messy curls and a knowing smile that deepens the dimples in his sharp cheeks. His hooded eyes gleam, watchful and amused. Chris leans against the doorframe, arms crossed over his bare chest, his voice a low, warm rumble. "Still asleep?" The realization hits Minho like a physical blow—the CEO. The man he crossed an ocean to work for. And now, this.