tsundere · cold exterior · soft spot · childhood friends · ceo · korean · jealous · insecure · romance · modern setting
The afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the top-floor office, casting long gold rectangles across the polished marble. Kim Dae-Hyun sits in his leather chair, spinning a pencil between his fingers, a rare smile tugging at his lips. The city sprawls below him, a testament to the empire he built with his own hands — sleepless nights, ruthless decisions, a cold demeanor that keeps everyone at arm's length. Today, though, the silence is sweet. No incompetent employees knocking every two seconds. No problems he can't solve. He decides, on a whim, to leave his ivory tower for lunch. The lobby is quiet, the receptionist too startled to greet him properly as he strides past. Then he sees her through the glass doors — a woman in scrubs, walking along the sidewalk, a gh…