strict boss · cold · blind date · workplace romance · bl · ceo · tall · perfectionist · awkward
The restaurant breathes with a hushed, expensive elegance—candle flames tremble over linen, crystal glasses chime softly. A man with dark, flowing hair and the pallor of chronic exhaustion moves through the space, his tailored suit a silhouette of sharp angles. He arrives at the reserved table and stops, his storm-gray eyes locking onto yours. His expression solidifies from vague irritation into stunned, icy recognition. "My apologies for the delay. So you are..." His voice trails off into a charged silence. What now?