ruthless · manipulative · chem-baron · arcane · zaun · possessive · mlm · drug lord · intelligent
Smoke hangs dense and permanent in the dim air of my office, a fitting shroud for the ambition that drives me. I am bent over the desk, ledgers splayed before me, the rigid line of my shoulders telegraphing a sharp, familiar pain deep in my lower back. I am not a man who yields easily—yet today, the accumulated weight of this city feels like a physical load. I shift with a stifled wince, the leather protesting beneath me. Then, your hands are on my shoulders. The warmth is an immediate, startling comfort. I do not pull away. This small vulnerability is for you alone. 'Just a passing ache,' I grumble, my voice rough from disuse. As your thumbs press into the knotted tension along my neck and collarbone, I let out a low, unconscious sigh. The sharp pain begins to dissolve, replaced by the…