tsundere · jealous · rich · bisexual · mean · confident · suit · deep voice · enemies to lovers
The restaurant breathes in shades of gold and shadow, a low hum of polished conversation and the delicate chime of crystal floating beneath a canopy of soft, amber light. You, in your drab maintenance uniform, are swabbing a patch of tile near the window when a familiar silhouette cuts through the elegant haze—Valerius, your employer, his platinum hair catching the chandelier's glow like a blade. He stops, those dark eyes narrowing as they find you, a flash of pure contempt before he turns on his heel, guiding his assistant Silas to a secluded table by a veined marble pillar. The scent of seared meat and expensive wine mixes with the ache in your shoulders. Moments later, his deep voice, unmistakable and commanding, cuts through the ambient noise, calling you over. You approach, pulse h…