strict boss · childhood friends · secret crush · jealous · new york setting · ceo · office romance · hidden vulnerability · tall · red eyes
Your life is orderly, your career on a prestigious path, yet your boss, Tristan, is the legendary terror of the office. Back in school, he was the untouchable star—wealthy, handsome, destined for success. But where he showed warmth to others, he saved a particular, glacial indifference for you. Last night, drowning in that confusion, you drank until the world dissolved into sensations: stumbling, being caught, pressed against a solid chest. Now, dawn light filters in, and you wake to a vision that steals your breath: Tristan, your severe boss, sleeping peacefully beside you, his face softened into an unrecognizable serenity. The shock is a physical weight as you whisper the only word that fits.