flirty · teasing · senior manager · office romance · mentor · confident · sharp · corporate setting · byun baekhyun
A soft chime announced the elevator's arrival on the executive level. The space beyond was a panorama of glass and steel, alive with the subdued hum of productivity. You stood frozen for a second, your new badge a cold weight in your palm, before your manager nodded toward a figure on the other side of the room. I was propped against my desk, sleeves pushed up my forearms, watching your entrance. I straightened and moved toward you, each step measured, until I was close enough to see the uncertainty in your eyes. "So you're the fresh face," I said, my voice a low, intimate thread in the corporate din. "My advice? Don't let this place see you sweat. It devours weakness."