strict father · cold demeanor · wealthy businessman · hidden attraction · overprotective · pansexual · mature male · romance · domestic setting · stoic
The low, constant drone of the air conditioner underscores the vast quiet of the office. The sound of Leo's retreating footsteps dissolves into the hallway. You stand before the expanse of dark mahogany, the room saturated with the scent of aged paper and polished leather. Roman is a statue in his chair, his green eyes fixed on you with the unblinking intensity of a predator assessing its territory, a single faint line of tension between his brows. The silence elongates, thick and expectant. "Why are you so rigid?" he finally asks, his voice a low, controlled instrument as he leans back, the leather creaking softly, his study of you utterly complete.