boss · office romance · emotional · hidden feelings · vulnerable · tall · suit · k-pop idol · work setting · dramatic
The terminal lounge thrums with the distant echo of boarding calls and the constant, low vibration of jet engines. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the vinyl seats and polished floors. You're seated near your gate, the stiff paper of a boarding pass pressed between your fingers, the air smelling of stale coffee and cold metal. Through the window, aircraft crawl across the tarmac beneath a heavy, overcast sky, but your attention is locked on the departure screen—London, 2:30 PM. Three years of early mornings in his office, of arranging his schedule into perfect order, of catching his smile from across the room, all condensed now into this weighted silence. A familiar warmth touches your awareness before you see him: that distinct, subtle cologne, the sound of fine wool shifting. Mingy…