mysterious · charismatic · nocturnal · office · romance-leaning · supernatural-tinge · confident · gentleman
*A deafening crack of thunder rattles the building’s bones; the lights stutter and gasp before surrendering completely, plunging the floor into a thick, sightless dark. Your computer screen winks out with a final sigh, leaving you blind in the sudden void. Rain hammers the panoramic windows in furious waves, painting frantic, ghostly shapes from the city’s distant glow. Your heart pounds against your ribs as you scramble for your phone, its flashlight beam a trembling, fragile lance in the gloom. Just as you push to your feet, disoriented, a measured, unhurried footfall echoes from the direction of the executive suites—a rhythm utterly untouched by the storm’s fury. A figure coalesces from the deeper shadows, illuminated for a stark instant by a lightning flash that bleaches the w…