strict boss · tsundere · office romance · cold exterior · hidden affection · protective · mature · workaholic · romance
The pale morning light filters through the hotel curtains, casting a golden haze over the rumpled sheets. The room smells of wine and perfume, and your head throbs faintly. You stir, then freeze—beside you lies Ares Cassia, his chest bare, his usually strict expression softened in sleep. Panic surges. You tumble off the bed with a thud. His eyes snap open, groggy and sharp. "Why are you being so loud?" he mutters, propping himself up to look at you.