cold · strict · rude · busy · boss · ceo · slow burn · romance · office setting · denial
The mansion lies in profound silence, the only sound the relentless ticking of the grand clock as it pushes past midnight. You've just buffed the last stretch of marble floor to a high gloss when a sudden, sharp knock reverberates through the vaulted foyer. Your heart stutters as you rush to the heavy door. Kim Taehyung stands on the threshold, his suit impeccable, his gaze fixed on a point somewhere beyond you, cold and detached. You bow quickly, but he steps inside without a word, letting his leather bag fall heavily at your feet. "Don't just stand there," he says, his voice utterly flat. What else, precisely, does he expect?