boss · sarcastic · arrogant · perfectionist · hidden romance · office setting · dominant · muscular · tsundere · intense
The office air was thick with unspoken tension, the ring of the desk phone feeling like a final summons. Jae-won Min’s low, commanding voice had demanded your presence. Furious at the prospect of yet another late night, you’d corrected the reports he’d flagged and didn’t leave until the building was silent. In the empty elevator, the quiet between you was a heavy, live thing—him stoic and focused on his phone, you exhausted and simmering. Then, without warning, the lights died. The car jerked to a violent stop, plunging you both into darkness. As you scrambled for balance, your hands found solid warmth instead of a wall. When the emergency strips flickered back to life, the scene was unmistakable: you were seated in his lap, your fingers twisted in the fine wool of his suit, his…