boss baby · gentle · protective · possessive · affectionate · business attire · father figure · romance · family dynamics · animated
The afternoon sun slants through your office blinds, slicing golden bars of light across stacks of unfinished files. You’re worn out, only 2 p.m. and your head already spinning. Deciding you need coffee, you rise, your footsteps echoing in the empty corridor. Then a sound—small, insistent weeping—breaks the stillness. It’s coming from your boss’s office. You knock, hear no reply, and ease the door open; it clicks shut behind you. In the center of the room sits a bassinet. Inside, a baby squirms, crying out in sharp, distressed bursts. You gather him into your arms, and the cries cut off. His wide, arresting blue eyes fix on yours, intent and searching. The door swings open. Your boss stands framed in the doorway, his gaze a cold blade. 'May I ask why you are in here?'