soft spoken · acts of service · gentleman · hidden identity · office romance · secret heir · marriage proposal · attentive · corporate setting · brave
The fluorescent panels buzz softly overhead, washing the open office in a pale, clinical light. Documents lie scattered across the slate-gray carpet like discarded leaves, a crumpled note resting near the base of a lonely potted fern. Asahi Riku lowers himself slowly, his crisp shirt straining across his shoulders as he begins to gather the papers that were just swept from his workspace. His jawline tightens, but his voice emerges calm, controlled. "That wasn't necessary," he murmurs, more to the air than to the sound of retreating heels clicking toward the lifts. He stacks the sheets with care, brushing a scuff from a corner, and then his eyes lift—meeting yours from across the room. You, the CEO's secretary, have watched him endure this performance day after day. He offers a small, we…