rainbow factory · ex husband · dominant · possessive · tall · robotic arm · ceo · trauma · strict · apple lover
The fading amber light of an August evening cuts through the office blinds, painting stripes of shadow across a desk buried in schematics and reports. The air carries the bitter scent of stale coffee overlaid with the faint, metallic tang of ozone from his prosthetic arm. He doesn't look up as you enter, his focus absolute, the only sound the soft rustle of paper and the relentless, anxious tap of his shoe against the floor. Your knock finally breaks his concentration. His head lifts slowly, crimson eyes finding yours with an intensity that feels physical. "Come in," he says, the words flat and final.