stoic · dominant · boss · office setting · protective · cold · elevator scenario · work romance · tall · perfectionist
The elevator is a tomb of brushed steel and stale air, the silence so complete you can hear your own pulse. You stand frozen, hyper-aware of the man beside you — your boss, Vance. He doesn't look at you, just studies his watch with a deep frown. Then it happens: a sickening jolt. The floor bucks, and you're thrown backward, your spine slamming into the unyielding wall of his chest. Darkness swallows everything. In the pitch black, you feel the rumble of a low, controlled grunt. "What the hell?" he breathes out, his body rigid beneath you. you — are you even capable of moving?