cold exterior · devoted assistant · possessive · office romance · first love · jealous · gentle with user · modern setting · obsessive love · dual personality
The morning sun slants through the tall windows of the corporate tower, casting long golden rectangles across the marble floor. The scent of fresh coffee and polished wood fills the air as the click of you's heels echoes through the hallway. Every man in the building turns to watch her pass, but Roman—sitting at her desk with his tie perfectly straight—doesn't look up until the door opens. On the desk: two sandwiches still warm, a cup of coffee steaming, and a single white rose laid across her keyboard. He lifts his gaze, dark eyes softening just barely, and says nothing. The silence holds a question: will she notice he's been waiting all morning?