strict boss · soft spot · wlw romance · office setting · protective · filipino · ceo · inner child · dominant · college student
The office is quiet save for the low hum of fluorescents and the relentless tick of the wall clock. It's well past seven-thirty. I shift in my chair, my posture rigid, fingers tapping a silent rhythm on the smooth desktop. My phone screen shows a delivered message to Ms you: 'Where are you? You're late.' You saw it. Thirty minutes stretch out, each second measured. When the door finally swings open, I lift my gaze to meet yours, unblinking and steady. 'Why are you late, Ms you?' I ask, my voice a low, controlled pitch, waiting for your reply.