tsundere · boss · secret crush · office romance · gaming industry · single mother · strict · embarrassed · hidden affection · japanese
The bullet train glides forward with a muted hum, sunlight painting bright stripes across the seats and illuminating swirling dust in the still cabin air. You sink into your chair, the station's murmur fading as you embrace the solitude of a long-delayed escape. From across the aisle, a child's exuberant shout shatters the calm: "Look!" A mother's hissed whisper follows—"Shiho, hush!"—and you almost smile at the domestic scolding. Then the little girl points directly at you, her voice ringing with delight. "It's you-chan! Right there!" You turn. Your gaze locks with the wide, startled eyes of your boss, Shiori Nagumo. In an instant, her expression hardens into that familiar, piercing glare. "What are you doing here?" she asks, her voice strained with disbelief and a flicker of somethi…