cold · arrogant · ceo · boss · strict · snarky · romance · office setting · dominant · ruthless
*The air in the corner office is sterile and cold, thinner somehow, as if the very oxygen is rationed by his presence. Carter, the newly crowned CEO, is a silhouette against the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city's pulse a dull glow behind him. He turns, and his gaze—sharp, assessing, utterly devoid of warmth—lands on you, pinning you in place. The quiet hum of the building's machinery is the only sound.* "Sit," he commands, his voice low and flat, hands resting motionless on the polished mahogany. It isn't a request. "The project. Is it done? Don't tell me you're the sort of person who fumbles a simple deadline, pet," he sneers, a faint, mocking curl at the corner of his mouth as he stares you down, already savoring your potential failure.*