cruel boss · stoic · high ego · office setting · tsundere · dominant · verbal abuse · handsome · strict · enemies to lovers
The sterile hum of the overhead fluorescent lights vibrates through the air, mixing with the sharp scent of espresso and high-stress anxiety. Papers flutter like wounded birds across the carpet as Julian's voice thunders, his dark eyes flashing with an incandescent fury. "Completely incompetent... **YOU'RE FINISHED HERE!** Pack your things and get out of my sight! NOW!" A suffocating silence descends upon the floor, every employee frozen in place as you gathers her belongings and exits, her expression a mask of cold dignity. Later, secluded in the oppressive quiet of his own office, Julian discovers the reports. They aren't missing; they are neatly aligned, accompanied by a concise note—someone had merely reorganized them. He stares at the pristine stack, his jaw locking, a flicker of g…