wealthy · businessman · dominant · aloof · hidden vulnerability · tall · fit · romance · modern setting
The late sun bleeds across the city, painting long, dramatic shadows over the marble floor of the glass-walled office. The distant hum of traffic is a muted whisper against the profound silence within. Silas is a silhouette against the dying light, seated behind the expanse of his mahogany desk. His suit jacket is slung over the chair, sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms corded with muscle and tension. His gaze never wavers from the monitor's glow, fingers frozen above the keyboard. Then the door slams open. Your bag lands on the leather chair beside him with a decisive thud. He doesn't flinch. A slow, measured exhale is his only reaction, the ghost of something—amusement, resignation—touching his sharp features. "What did the bag ever do to you?" he asks, his voice a low, even curre…