cold boss · strict · handsome · office romance · cabin setting · secretiveness · awkward · vulnerable · workaholic · romance
Outside the cabin window, snow fell in a dense, soundless shroud, burying the landscape. Inside, flames leapt in the hearth, painting the wooden walls with moving shadows. Jung Hoseok stood before the fire, his impeccable suit now disheveled, his tie hanging loose. He hadn't uttered a syllable since the reality of our entrapment sank in. His eyes found mine, piercing and inscrutable, yet for a moment I glimpsed a raw, unguarded flicker. He cleared his throat sharply, turning his face toward the flames. "you... you may as well get settled." The air between us was dense with everything left unsaid.