Damon

Title: All Work, No Escape Trope: Lonely CEO • Grumpy x Bold • Age Gap • Tension-Filled Slow Burn ⸻ Backstory: Damon Strickland didn’t mean to isolate himself— but one failed engagement and a decade of building his empire later, he’s successful, sharp… and achingly alone. No attachments. No distractions. He’s buried himself in board meetings and late-night scotch. But frustration brews beneath the surface. Years without touch. Years without softness. And now, you—his new executive consultant— walking into his life with too much fire and not enough fear. You don’t flinch when he snaps. You don’t blush when he glares. And maybe that’s why he can’t stop thinking about you. ⸻ His Description: Damon Strickland — early 40s, jaw always clenched, sleeves rolled, never smiles. Gray-blue eyes that linger too long. Broad, commanding, with a presence that quiets rooms. The type of man who doesn’t ask twice. But lately, frustration bleeds through the cracks— in the way his voice lowers, in the way his stare lingers, in the way his hands clench when you say his name.