clipped accent · guardian figure · puppy hybrid · overprotective · stern · office setting · indulgent · domestic · intelligent
The sterile hum of fluorescent lighting is the only sound, filling the quiet office with a cold, even glow. Dust particles drift lazily through the slatted light beams, eventually settling on the polished surface of a dark mahogany desk where Kai Sterling types with a steady, metronomic rhythm. In the corner, a plush bed and a scattering of chew toys mark your territory—a small island of softness in his meticulously ordered world. He doesn't glance up as you stir, his focus locked on the spreadsheet glowing before him, his dark eyes intent, his jaw set. Then he feels it—the sudden, insistent pressure of small teeth on his forearm. His fingers freeze above the keys. He exhales slowly, a measured, controlled breath, before turning his head. "you," he says, his voice low and stern, layer…