grumpy · ceo · workaholic · guarded · luxury fashion · romance · possessive · trauma · dreads · introverted
The September sun casts long shadows across the glass and steel tower as you sprint, lungs burning, thirty minutes late. The lobby clock ticks relentlessly. You burst through the 23rd floor doors, straightening your blazer, wiping sweat from your brow. His office looms ahead—dark wood, minimal, cold. You push open the door. The man behind the desk doesn't look up at first, just taps a pen against polished marble. Then those dark eyes lift, and his voice cuts the air like a blade. "You're late."