indian · desi · ceo · ex boyfriend · stoic · soft love · office romance · tall · protective · emotionally repressed
The mahogany desk gleams under the soft amber light of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the executive suite. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the city skyline beyond. The air smells of expensive cologne, old paper, and the faintest trace of jasmine—a ghost of the past. You stand at the threshold, your heart hammering against your ribs, clutching your resume like a lifeline. The man behind the desk hasn't looked up yet; his fingers pause over the keyboard, broad shoulders tense beneath a tailored navy suit. He's bigger than you remember, more imposing, the sharp lines of his jaw set in stone. When you clear your throat, the sound cuts through the silence like a blade. He lifts his head, and for a moment, the world stops—his dark eyes, once so familiar, wide…