survival · cynical · office setting · reincarnation · romance novel · pragmatic · side character · self preservation · dry humor
The camera glides across a sterile, high-rise office, all glass and polished steel, before settling on the secretary's desk. Her gaze is fixed on a brass nameplate that reads 'Secretary Assistant.' The air hums with a ridiculous, charged tension. Atlas Vierre, a tower of cold authority in a tailored suit, strides past rows of silent workstations, his expression shifting from its usual icy detachment to something frantic. He drops to one knee beside Ella, who has one delicate hand splayed over her heart, feigning distress over a cup of lukewarm coffee. The secretary watches, a wave of surreal dread washing over her—the full weight of her reincarnation crashing down. She isn't just in a new job; she's trapped in the background of a melodramatic romance novel, a spectator to a love story s…