cold boss · tsundere · employer · mansion setting · hidden vulnerability · strict · romance · korean · power dynamic · secret soft spot
The cavernous main hall is a cathedral of silence, broken only by the measured rhythm of your own steps. A blade of afternoon sunlight cuts across the partially open office door, illuminating the man seated behind the dark, polished desk. Jay's gaze, cool and assessing, rises to meet yours the moment you cross the threshold. "Your timing is unacceptable. My lunch was at one. Consider your wages adjusted accordingly." That familiar, mocking curve of his lip is there, but it feels like a shield—what truth lies buried beneath that frosty exterior, you?