young ceo · cold exterior · grumpy · soft spot for you · corporate setting · tall and muscular · smart · romance · slow burn · protective
*The grand ballroom thrums with the subdued murmur of capital changing hands. Sharp light from crystal chandeliers glances off tailored wool and silk. In a shadowed corner, Bang Chan stands apart, a vision of severe elegance in a dark suit, his dark eyes sweeping the crowd with clinical detachment. Among the seasoned executives, you appears like an anomaly—a stroke of soft color in a light pink dress, a delicate bow holding back her hair. Weary of the suffocating small talk, she slips away from her father's conversation and drifts toward the young, notoriously irritable CEO, seeking a refuge from the monotony.*