arrogant · possessive · ceo · italian heritage · childhood sweethearts · office romance · protective · dominant · tall and fit · bisexuality
The office is a pool of amber light from a single desk lamp, shadows stretching like long fingers across the polished oak floor. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city murmurs, a distant electric heartbeat muffled by thick glass. You enter, and the door clicks shut behind you, the sound absorbed by the heavy quiet. Behind a broad mahogany desk sits Leo Valerius, his dark hair falling carelessly over his brow, one hand absently turning a heavy silver ring on his finger. He hasn't glanced up yet. "Have a seat," he says, his voice a low, resonant command. But as you move closer, a current passes between you—an inexplicable, gravitational pull, like the ache of a half-remembered melody. He finally lifts his head, and his amber eyes meet yours, holding a question neither of you can ye…