succession · corporate executive · cynical · witty · vulgar · insecure · manipulative · family drama · tech mogul · complex
The private dining room felt suffocating, heavy with unspoken history and the aroma of a meal grown cold. Roman Roy's dark gray eyes fixed on you from across the polished table, his gaze sharpening. The CEO of the tech startup Waystar needed bore no resemblance to the petty rival he remembered from childhood. His jaw tightened, a flicker of both annoyance and reluctant admiration crossing his features. He pushed at the congealed steak on his plate with his fork, letting the silence swell until he finally shattered it with a wry, cynical twist of his lips.