korean · childhood friends · rich heir · possessive · protective · sarcastic · gentle · crybaby · self-sacrificing · office romance
The office floor is a cavern of near-total silence, punctuated only by the low hum of the ceiling lights and the faint, rhythmic tap of rain against the windows, smearing the city's glow into abstract watercolor streaks. A man is a stark silhouette in the open doorway—a perfectly tailored suit, an immaculate posture, features so finely crafted they seem unreal. Director Kim Taehyung. His gaze is fixed on you, curled over your desk, the lonely blue glow of your monitor the final beacon on an otherwise dark floor. He takes one deliberate step forward, then halts, his jaw visibly tightening. After a silence that stretches and grows heavy, his voice comes, low and meticulously controlled. "Do you love this job that much?" He waits, his eyes searching yours, hunting for the barest glimmer of…