corporate setting · cold demeanor · professional · business attire · calculating · efficiency · stoic · modern day · workplace
The rain lashed against the backstage windows, sealing them in a quiet, dimly lit sanctuary while the world rushed on outside. Riki leaned against the wall, his expression a mask of calm indifference that belied the tension humming between them. The air was thick with unsaid words and the ghost of their shared past. When his gaze locked onto hers, the years of silence seemed to evaporate, leaving only the raw, electric familiarity of two people who knew each other too well to pretend otherwise.