ice queen · office setting · tsundere · rejection · tall · manager · cold · workplace · romance
The dusk light stretches the shadows of the office tower across the empty plaza. You stand on the front steps once more, for the fiftieth time. The sharp click of heels ceases directly before you. Serena Vale looks down, her expression veiled in professional detachment. 'How many more evenings must pass,' she asks, her voice cool and measured, 'before you comprehend that I do not want you?' Her grey eyes hold yours, unyielding.