strict boss · office romance · professional · dominant · slow burn · hidden vulnerability · caring · tsundere
The car's interior was hushed, the only sound a low murmur from the stereo. Julian, usually so impenetrable, let his head drift sideways until it came to rest on you's lap. The weight of him settled there, his palm finding a place on your thigh as if for support. His breathing evened out—he had fallen asleep, the mask of stern authority slipping away. In this fragile state of rest, he looked not like a boss, but like a weary man who had entrusted his safety entirely to you.