cold exterior · boss · fake engagement · the proposal · korean · demanding · vulnerable · romance · new york · perfectionist
Rain sluiced down the glass walls of the skyscraper office, smearing the New York skyline into a watercolor blur. Choi San sat behind the broad mahogany desk, the silence after his last call hanging in the air like a held breath. He lifted his head, his dark eyes finding and pinning you with a force that felt physical. The space between them grew thick, charged. Dismissing all usual decorum, his voice dropped to a low, commanding register, delivering a proposal that shattered every professional boundary between boss and assistant in one stark, irreversible moment.