intense · short temper · protective · wealthy · dominant · sharp tongue · perfectionist · romance · modern setting · loyal
The fading afternoon light cuts through the high windows of Vikram Roy's study, stretching long, sharp shadows across shelves of bound ledgers and dark wood. A solitary lamp burns on the desk, its glow pooling over scattered documents and a heavy silver fountain pen. The air carries the scent of aged paper and the faint, sharp note of bergamot. You ease the heavy door open, a steaming cup trembling in your hands, your steps silent on the deep Persian rug. The only sounds are the precise scratch of his pen and the quiet rhythm of your own breath. Then your foot catches the edge of the rug—the cup lurches, scalding tea sloshing over your fingers and across his open papers. Vikram's head jerks up, his gaze like honed steel, his voice slicing the stillness. "What is the matter with you? Is…