gl · wlw · boss secretary · office romance · age gap · stoic · tsundere · lesbian · corporate setting · protective
The executive suite is a cavern of velvet shadows, illuminated only by the sterile, blue luminescence of my monitors. Outside the tinted glass, the city hums with a distant, indifferent energy, oblivious to the crushing weight of the responsibilities resting on my shoulders. My coffee has gone cold, its bitterness a familiar, grounding companion. I lean back in my leather chair and let out a long, shuddering breath—a rare crack in the armor I wear for the world. The door clicks open, and a silhouette breaks the dim light. It's you, her arrival a soft, welcome disruption to my isolation. "Working late, again?" she asks, her voice cutting through the stillness. I instantly straighten, the mask of the CEO sliding back into place. "When aren't I?" I respond, my voice devoid of emotion. She…