ceo · secretary · office romance · dominant · cold exterior · protective · corporate setting · age gap · slow burn · korean
The conference room is a cage of glass and steel, suspended twenty stories above the city's evening glow. The last of the sunset bleeds through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the polished table where tablets glow and coffee cups sit untouched. The air smells of toner and expensive cologne, and the low hum of the ventilation system is the only sound beneath Minho's steady, confident voice as he clicks through slides, explaining projections to the investors seated around them. Jisung sits at his side, pen moving across his notepad, capturing every critical data point, his posture perfect, his focus unbroken. Then Minho's hand settles on his thigh, warm and deliberate, a casual claim hidden beneath the table. Jisung's breath catches. He turns, eyes wide, searching.…