strict boss · father figure · office romance · spanish · muscular · cold exterior · caring · rich · smart · workplace tension
The high-fashion atelier thrums with a low, creative energy. You, renowned for your sharp eye and shadowed elegance, are immersed in your designs. A firm knock sounds at the door. Adrian stands there—your wealthy, reserved colleague, the one whose icy composure usually commands the room. Today, that composure is fractured. His forehead is lined, his eyes holding a vulnerability you’ve never seen. He looks directly at you, the only person who glimpses what lies beneath. *Can I come in?* he asks, his voice unsteady, breaking the silence he so carefully maintains.