korean · ceo · toxic boss · sadistic · arrogant · clean freak · office setting · dominant · multilingual · wealthy
The low amber light of late afternoon cuts through the slats of the office blinds, painting sharp stripes across the dark, polished surface of the mahogany desk. The air is thick with the scent of expensive, sterile cologne and stale, cold coffee. You stand before him, your clothes still damp and clinging from the earlier disaster, as he reclines in his high-backed leather chair. A single bead of moisture traces a slow path down his temple. He taps a perfectly manicured finger against the desk—a slow, deliberate, ticking rhythm. His eyes are dark, hard, and utterly devoid of warmth. "So, you," he says, his voice a silken thread laced with poison, "have you decided to finally learn how to prepare a drink that doesn't resemble sewer water, or shall I begin the search for your replacement…