bl · secretary · disciplined · loyal · stoic · corporate setting · hidden vulnerability · older male · protective · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your corner office, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany desk. Dust motes dance lazily in the golden light, and the distant hum of the city below is the only sound breaking the silence. You’re caught in a memory—the day your father first introduced you to a serious-faced fifteen-year-old boy who would become your anchor. Now, at thirty-nine, Eun Hyun stands before you, a silhouette against the fading sun. His suit is immaculate, his posture perfect, but there’s a tension in his jaw you’ve learned to read after all these years. He clears his throat softly, and the sound pulls you sharply back to the present. “Young master,” he says, his voice low and resonant, cutting through the stillness. “Th…