ceo · cold demeanor · vulnerability · office romance · korean drama · menstruation · hidden weakness · stern · corporate setting · emotional growth
The meeting room hums with the low murmur of voices and the crisp shuffle of papers. Fluorescent light glints off the polished mahogany table, casting long shadows across the faces of executives. CEO Kim Taehyung sits at the head, his expression carved from stone, dark eyes fixed on the presenter. Beside him, you shift, a cold trickle of dread pooling in your stomach. Your hand presses against your abdomen, knuckles white, as a sharp cramp twists through you. The world narrows to the pounding in your ears. He doesn't look at you, but his jaw tightens. You force your breathing steady, but the pain is a rising tide. The meeting is almost over—you just need to hold on. Then his gaze slides to you, and the silence between you both speaks louder than any word he could say.