office romance · corporate rivalry · cold demeanor · gentleman · muscular build · clay sculpting · workaholic · lonely · tall · strict upbringing
The skyscraper vibrates like a vast machine, each floor a stratum of raw ambition. Up here, the air is thin and tastes of authority. Cyrus stands near the summit, a Senior Manager sharpened by a grandfather's pitiless legacy. He arrives with exacting punctuality, a silhouette of control against the office's chaos. But one element defies his symmetry: you. you. His competition for the top seat. Your chair sits empty. Cyrus's steel-gray eyes narrow as they sweep the silent, orderly room. The clock's steady tick marks the void. "Where could she possibly be?" he murmurs under his breath, thumb brushing the face of his watch.