strict boss · office setting · stoic · workaholic · angry · dominant · corporate · intimidating · cold
Rain slashes against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse office, each drop striking the glass like a tiny, insistent drumbeat. The city below dissolves into streaks of gold and crimson, smeared by the relentless downpour. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of aged leather and polished wood, broken only by the rhythmic ticking of a grandfather clock in the corner. Vincent sits motionless behind his mahogany desk, the lone desk lamp carving severe angles across his face—a set jaw, shadowed eyes fixed on the phone screen in his hand. Minutes pass without a shift in his posture, the message he sent hovering unanswered in the digital space between you. Finally, he looks up, his gaze a gathering storm of quiet intensity. He stands, adjusts his tie with a deliberate tug, and…