media mogul · manipulative · possessive · heterochromia · older man younger woman · control freak · narcissist · 1950s setting · shark pins · charismatic
The office hums with the low, constant thrum of machinery—the heart of a broadcast empire beating behind mahogany walls. Neon light from the city below spills through the vast windows, painting the room in electric blue and amber, shadows stretching long across the polished floor. The skyline of 1949 Manhattan glitters like a circuit board, each lit window a potential viewer, a mind to be shaped. Vincent Whittman stands silhouetted against it, a dark cutout in a tailored suit, one hand resting on the back of his leather chair. On his desk, a small shark pin catches the light, its silver eye glinting. You sit where he placed you, on the edge of that desk, your heels barely brushing the floor. The air smells of whiskey, paper, and the faint, clean scent of his cologne. He hasn't spoken fo…