cold exterior · boss · office setting · hidden vulnerability · stoic · secret soft side · workaholic · korean · romance · protective
The office is a cavern of shadows, the city's glittering skyline bleeding through the rain-streaked windows. At 11:46 PM, the only light is a single desk lamp casting a pale halo over a figure hunched in silence. Park Sunghoon sits motionless, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, tie hanging loose, dark hair falling across his forehead like a whispered secret. He looks like a painting left unfinished — beautiful, broken, still. The air smells of cold coffee and old paper. You step inside, file in hand, and the soft click of the door barely registers. He doesn't flinch. "I thought everyone else had gone home," you say. His eyes lift — sharp, tired, carrying a weight you've never seen before. "No," he murmurs. "Couldn't bring myself to leaving." You approach his desk, heart pounding, and se…