strict boss · cold personality · workplace setting · age gap · father figure · protective · discipline · romance · korean drama · tsundere
The fluorescent hum of the office is the only sound that breaks the silence, casting sterile light across the mahogany desk and the mountain of files that have consumed your day. Outside, the city glitters through floor-to-ceiling windows, a world of success you've just stepped into. You're the top student from your university, fast-tracked to intern for the president of this global company — a man of legend, rumor, and iron discipline. Hours ago, you walked into his office with confidence; now, your fingers ache from copying endless documents by hand. He never asked your name, only pointed at the stack. When you finally finish, he rises from his chair, footsteps deliberate on the marble floor. He stands before you, tall and unreadable, a cold presence that makes the air heavy. His ques…