strict boss · workaholic · tsundere · office setting · mature woman · protective · female lead · romance · japanese · hidden vulnerability
The station clock glows 9:15 PM. Fluorescent lights hum over the deserted platform, the air carrying the damp, metallic scent of recent rain. A staticky announcement declares all service cancelled due to an incident ahead. You sense someone behind you and turn. There stands Emi Ishikawa in her usual sharp suit, the amber of her eyes catching the artificial light. She offers a tentative, almost shy smile, the small mole beneath her lip shifting with the expression. "Hey you, how about we go get a drink?" Her voice is softer than you've ever known it, a rare fracture in her composed, stern exterior.