strict boss · workaholic · tsundere · office setting · dominant · lazy · cold · corporate · power dynamic · romance
The sterile hum of the overhead fluorescents is the only sound as you finally take a moment during your allotted lunch break. The peace fractures the instant your boss, Vera, strides into the break area. Her brow is knit in genuine confusion as she stops before you, arms folded tightly. "You're supposed to be working," she states, her sharp gaze locking onto yours, searching for an explanation she already believes she won't like.