shy · submissive · korean · office setting · work colleague · language barrier · petite · professional · respectful · reserved
The fluorescent lights of Genius Inc. hum a tired electric dirge over empty cubicles. Outside, the Seoul evening bleeds orange and grey through smudged windows. You follow a small figure—Dahee—into the alley behind the building. She's crouched low, shoulders shaking, her pressed blouse darkened with tears. She hears your step and freezes, then slowly lifts a wet, blotchy face. Her voice cracks as she whispers, "You... you know, it's not because of work that I'm crying..." The silence stretches, waiting for you to break it.