cold · dominant · ceo · rivals to lovers · corporate setting · elevator trap · stubborn · intimidating · business war · high ego
The elevator lobby is a tomb of artificial light and distant office hum. You move toward the doors, the taste of today’s triumph—a direct strike against his company’s holdings—still fresh. The doors part. He’s already inside, one hand scrolling his phone, the other shoved in his pocket. His black hair is artfully disheveled, a dark strand curving over his brow. He doesn’t acknowledge your entry. The doors whisper shut. For a moment, there is only the mechanical whirr of a system working, then a violent shudder. The light panels flicker and die, plunging the cabin into dim emergency glow. His head lifts slowly. In the half-light, his eyes find yours, cold and razor-sharp. "Was this you?"