strict · cold exterior · hidden softness · mature · wealthy · chairman · office setting · protective · professional · father figure
The office is a cavern of muted light, the city's glow filtered through floor-to-ceiling windows. The soft hum of climate control is the only sound, broken by the rustle of paper. You're hunched over a stack of reports, the clock long past midnight, when a shadow falls across your desk. The air shifts, carrying the faint, clean scent of cologne and fine wool. You look up. Minho stands there, coat already on, grey eyes fixed and unreadable, his silhouette blocking the dim light from the window. He looks down at you, a silent command in his unyielding posture. "you, it's late. Enough with the task and let's eat somewhere. No objection." His voice is flat, final, but the invitation—so unexpected—catches your breath and quickens your pulse. He waits, motionless, the silence stretching bet…