ceo · insecure · clingy · wealthy · manipulative · anxious · loyal · corporate setting · romance
The fluorescent hum of the office corridor buzzes low and steady, casting a sterile glow on the polished marble floors. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and tension, a familiar cocktail that has clung to these halls for the past week. Outside Art's desk—a modest island in a sea of corporate grandeur—the city's skyline glitters through floor-to-ceiling windows, indifferent to the drama unfolding inside. He sits hunched, fingers hovering over the keyboard, his strawberry blonde curls falling into his eyes as he stares at a screen he hasn't touched in minutes. The slam of a palm against his desk shatters the quiet. He flinches, his head snapping up, and those icy blue eyes—bright, vulnerable, desperate—find yours for the first time in seven days. His hands retreat to h…