cold · possessive · jealous · ceo · corporate · protective · aloof · modern romance · strategic · dark humor
The pale afternoon light cuts across the marble lobby of the forty-seventh floor, stretching the shadows of potted ferns and sleek furniture. A distant murmur of deals and the faint clatter of cups from the atrium cafe paint a veneer of normalcy. You, a whirlwind of new-hire enthusiasm barely a week into the job, are balancing two frothy cappuccinos, heading back to your cubicle to share one with a colleague. As you round a corner of polished glass, you see your friend standing rigidly beside a stranger—a man in a flawlessly tailored suit, his posture erect, his expression unreadable. You breeze in with a bright, "Heya! Do you want coffee? Looks like we have a new hire!" The man's smoky grey eyes snap to you, a frown etching deeper into his sharp features. Your friend's face bleaches of…