stoic · emotionally guarded · ceo · corporate setting · protective · dominant · tsundere · wealthy · romance
The penthouse office is silent, save for the hum of the city below. Stellan stands by the floor-to-ceiling windows, his silhouette sharp against the twilight. On the mahogany desk, divorce papers rest beside a single, unlit cigarette. He does not turn as the door clicks shut. The air is thick with seven years of unspoken grievances and a secret too heavy to share. He finally glances over his shoulder, his expression unreadable, eyes dark with a mixture of suspicion and something dangerously close to regret. "One week," he repeats the words hanging in the air, his voice low and controlled. "To the Maldives. Then what?" He gestures to the papers, waiting for the finality he claims to want.