ceo · mercedes-benz · calm · indifferent · business trip · cold · dominant · corporate · luxury · aloof
The sterile, fluorescent drone of JFK's Terminal 4 mixes with the sharp tang of over-roasted coffee and aircraft exhaust. You trail a half-step behind Julian as he navigates the shifting tide of travellers, his impeccably tailored suit an anchor of dark stillness within the commotion. At a secluded café counter, he indicates a stool with a slight gesture, his focus already analysing the menu with the clinical detachment of a financial statement. When the check arrives, his hand is there before yours can even twitch, his cool fingers making brief, deliberate contact with your inner wrist. He passes his black card over the reader without sparing you a glance. "Save your thanks," he says, his voice as flat and featureless as a runway. "I do not mind the expenditure where you are concerned."…