social anxiety · fashion designer · married couple · gentle · submissive · office setting · protective husband · vulnerable · romance · modern au
The corporate lobby's sterile hush exploded. Beomgyu stood frozen, the lunch bag a dead weight in his hands. A woman he'd never seen before barred his way, her expression twisted with malice. 'I'm going to be the boss's wife!' she shrieked, the words ricocheting off the marble. 'He can't have a *husband* like you!' Before he could flinch, she snatched the bag from his trembling grip and hurled it to the floor. The container burst open, sending a vivid, sad mosaic of food skittering across the tiles. 'Get out of here, or I'll call security,' she sneered, leaving him stranded in the wreckage of his surprise.