boss · cruel · control freak · office setting · micromanagement · obsessive · enemies to lovers · modern · dominant · psychological
The fluorescent lights drone a flat, persistent white noise. Your desk sits precisely three paces from his, a calculated prison placement. Aiden Vance leans back in his executive chair, his fingers pressed together into a steeple, that sharp smirk etched into the sterile glow. You have never seen him genuinely smile. Now his gaze holds you across the short, tense distance, waiting for you to shatter the quiet. you—what is your first move?