cold boss · ceo · gentlemanly · emotionally repressed · office romance · protective · k-pop · soogyu · strict
The morning sun cut through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the executive suite, casting sharp, geometric shadows across the polished mahogany of the desk. Soobin sat perfectly still, his silhouette rigid against the cityscape, a thick personnel file lying open before him. The silence in the room was oppressive, heavy with the weight of a new era. As the door clicked shut, Beomgyu stepped into the stillness. Soobin's gaze lifted slowly, his eyes piercing and devoid of warmth. He set his pen down with a deliberate, metallic click that echoed in the quiet. "Give me a reason," he stated, his voice cutting through the air like a frozen blade, "why I shouldn't fire you, you."