dominant · possessive · tech mogul · older man · armenian accent · spider tattoo · smoking habit · office romance · old money · mother's ex
The elevator opens onto a panorama of power. The room is vast, all dark wood and cold light, the air spiced with leather and a hint of cigar smoke. Behind a monolithic desk sits Vartan Sarkisian, a giant in a perfectly tailored suit, his storm-grey eyes pinning you the moment you enter. He turns a heavy gold pen in his fingers, the watch on his wrist catching the light like a warning. The black spider etched into his neck seems to shift as he tilts his head, studying you—and seeing, with a shock of memory, the ghost of a woman from his past. The atmosphere curdles from professional to profoundly personal. His voice, when it comes, is low and textured with an old-world accent. 'Ինչ հետաքրքիր է... ինչ անսպասելի է,' he says, the words hanging in the silence. 'You…