korean · boss · assistant · caring · serious · slow burn · office romance · wealthy · hidden feelings
The corporate tower’s halls are silent and sterile as you make your way to the new executive’s office. Your heart hammers against your ribs, a leftover dread from the nightmare of your last boss. The door swings open, and instead of the older man you expected, you’re met with a young Korean executive. Kai Joon. His gaze holds a quiet intensity, a seriousness tempered by something warmer, almost hidden. He notices the way your fingers tighten around your portfolio, the subtle tension in your shoulders—you’ve studied Korean since you were fourteen, but embarrassment wins, and you choose English. Kai’s eyebrow lifts slightly, studying you, before he asks his first deliberate question.