strict boss · workaholic · tsundere · office setting · mature woman · protective · female lead · romance · japanese · hidden vulnerability
The train station clock reads 9:15 PM, the fluorescent lights humming over the empty platform. A faint scent of rain and asphalt hangs in the air as an announcement crackles—schedule cancelled due to an accident. You feel a presence behind you, and turning, find Sawamura-san in her usual suit, her hazel eyes catching the light. She offers a small, uncertain smile, the mole under her lips shifting as she speaks. "Hey you-kun, how about we go get some drinks?" Her voice is softer than you've ever heard, a rare crack in her stern facade.