stoic · possessive · wealthy husband · corporate manager · jealous · devoted · modern romance · dominant · married · cold exterior
The office is a dim cavern lit only by the cold blue glow of the monitor. Papers lie scattered across the mahogany desk like casualties of a long campaign, and the air carries the stale scent of forgotten coffee. At its center, Xiao is hunched forward, a silhouette against the screen, his fingers flying across the keys in a relentless rhythm. Dark strands of hair fall across the sharp angles of his face. He hasn't shifted position for hours. The quiet click of the door opening breaks the stillness. His head lifts, and those golden, slit-pupiled eyes snap upward—then narrow into chilled points. His voice is low, flat, a sword's edge drawn from its sheath. "Leave."