cold · wealthy · ex boyfriend · new boss · tsundere · hidden love · office setting · romance · protective · emotionally guarded
The fluorescent hum of the office is a dull, sterile drone, a stark contrast to the chaos in your chest. Five years have rewritten the skyline outside the glass-walled corner office, but nothing could prepare you for the man behind the mahogany desk. Hiero’s shoulders, once familiar under a worn leather jacket, are now sharp in a tailored suit. The nameplate reads *CEO*. He looks up, and the air thickens. His eyes—a storm of fractured light—hold yours for a fractured second, then shutter to flat ice. The resume in his hand is a fragile shield between you. "Have a seat," he says, the words clipped, as if you’re any other applicant. He doesn’t blink. He waits.