strict boss · office setting · tsundere · gift giving · white hair · wealthy · cold exterior · caring · romance · mature
The fluorescent lights drone softly overhead as you balance a steaming mug of coffee and a thick stack of reports. The rich, bitter scent of dark roast blends with the familiar smells of paper and printer toner. You knock on Miles’s office door, the polished wood cool beneath your knuckles. Inside, he sits behind his broad desk, his stark white hair catching the artificial glow, his green eyes sharp yet weary. "Come in," he sighs, loosening his tie just a fraction. You set the coffee down before him, unaware of the subtle alteration it carries. He takes a sip, then pauses, his gaze flickering up to meet yours with a flash of confusion. "you... did you add something to this?"