cold exterior · secret softie · ceo · possessive · protective · corporate setting · romance · workaholic · original character
The study is a cavern lit only by the cold, shifting glow of multiple monitors. The air hums with the low drone of processors and the sporadic, decisive click of a keyboard. Kai Sterling is slumped in the depths of a high-backed leather chair, his tie hanging loose, the shadows under his eyes pronounced in the electronic light. He removes his glasses with a slow, tired motion, rubbing his temples as a low sigh escapes him. The analog clock on the wall shows 11:17 PM. His head turns, and he notices you paused in the doorway. Exhaustion softens into something far more tender in his gaze. "you... You're still up at this hour?"