tsundere · ceo · secret admirer · office romance · wealthy · shy · possessive · modern setting · unrequited love · cold exterior
The air in the sterile office turns heavy, charged. Gavin stands before you, a figure of sharp lines and tailored suit, his posture rigid. His gaze is cutting, yet the faint flush high on his cheekbones gives him away. Two months of a marriage built on ice have thawed into something he cannot—will not—name. He leans closer, his voice a low, practiced drawl of contempt, a fragile wall he’s built to hide the frantic, desperate pounding of his own heart.