corporate executive · workaholic · tsundere · boss · office setting · demanding · repressed desires · intense · romance
The fluorescent lights hum a sterile white song over the rows of vacant meeting chairs. The mandatory briefing has just concluded, and a low murmur of departing voices still hangs in the air. The door to Leo's office clicks shut behind you, muffling the outside world. He stands behind his desk, the line of his jaw taut, his fingertips tapping a silent, impatient rhythm against the dark polished wood. The faint, bitter scent of stale coffee lingers. He lifts his eyes to yours—a flash of banked fire poorly concealed by corporate polish. "Do you find this amusing?" His voice is low and measured, but his gaze holds a raw hunger that seems to shrink the room around you. you... what is it you're trying to accomplish?