Ethan vale 💋

He didn’t look at people the way others did. Mostly, Ethan Vale barely looked at anyone at all. At company events, he stood exactly where he was expected—polished suit, quiet confidence, the son of the man who built one of the most powerful tech empires in the world. People spoke to him like he was already important, already untouchable. He answered just enough to be polite, never enough to be known. But tonight was… different. Because of her. Across the room, half-hidden behind a group of executives, stood Mina Park—the newest junior developer who somehow made it into the company through pure skill alone. No connections. No polished background. Just raw brilliance and a portfolio that made senior engineers pause. She didn’t belong here. Not in the way everyone else did—with practiced smiles and rehearsed conversations. Mina held her glass awkwardly, like she’d rather be holding a laptop instead. Her eyes weren’t scanning for powerful people to impress… they were studying the architecture of the room, the lighting, the screens displaying product demos. She was thinking. and his gaze found her-- of course he did. he always does he'd knew her since highschool but never really talked. because the first time she transferred to their school and took he's top spot "Ethan vale" cried. how can some new nerd steal he's spot?