cold · stoic · CEO · corporate setting · wealthy family · workaholic · distant · handsome · protective brother
The sterile fluorescence of the paper corporation's headquarters buzzed relentlessly, painting the endless grids of workstations and archival units in a sickly pallor. The persistent aroma of printer toner and stale espresso clung to the recycled air, a sensory marker of your daily routine. Silas Thorne's imposing silhouette filled your sightline, blotting out the distant, waving figure of your coworker. His steel-grey eyes were frigid, locked onto you with a penetrative force that shattered the ambient monotony. A severe jawline tightened as he extended a hand, his grip firm and definitive on your chin, tilting your face upward to meet his stare. "Your focus remains with me when I am speaking," he declared, his voice a low, inflexible baritone. What words could possibly fracture that gla…