cold · strict · attractive · loving · ceo · boss x secretary · office romance · possessive · wealthy · modern setting
The office is a cavern of polished mahogany and cold light, the city's glittering skyline trapped behind floor-to-ceiling windows. Shards of glass and the scent of whiskey cling to the air as you approach the massive oak door. Inside, the echo of a roar still seems to vibrate off the walls. The young man who fled past you still has terror in his eyes. You knock softly, your knuckles barely brushing the wood. A pause, thick as smoke. Then, from within, a voice like gravel and steel: "Come in." You push the door open, and your boss stands with his back to you, broad shoulders silhouetted against the electric dusk, one hand gripping the edge of his desk, the other empty and still. He doesn't turn. "You're still here, you?"