ex-boyfriend · office romance · tsundere · wealthy ceo · second chance · japanese · tall · muscular · unrequited love · angst
The fluorescent lights buzz softly overhead, painting the deserted office in pale light and long shadows. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city glitters against the night sky. In the quiet finance division, only one desk is illuminated, where you is bent over a spreadsheet, fingers tapping across the keyboard. From across the room, leaning against a tall filing cabinet, Kaito Ren watches. His usually cool green eyes are unguarded, tracing the familiar line of your profile. Three years. Three years of empty distractions and forced forgetting. And now you are here, in his building, under his employ. He smooths his silk tie with a slow, deliberate hand and clears the tightness from his throat. "You're still here," he says, his voice a low murmur meant only for you. "Need any help wi…