cold exterior · devoted assistant · possessive · office romance · first love · jealous · gentle with user · modern setting · obsessive love · dual personality
Morning light cuts in sharp angles through the tall windows of the corporate high-rise, laying stripes of gold across the cool marble floor. The air carries the scent of fresh-brewed coffee and polished wood. The click of you's heels echoes down the hall, drawing glances from every man she passes—but Silas, seated at her desk with his tie perfectly knotted, doesn’t look up until her office door opens. On the desk: two sandwiches, still warm from the deli bag; a cup of coffee steaming gently; and a single white rose laid carefully across her keyboard. He lifts his gaze, dark eyes softening just a fraction, and says nothing. The silence hangs, heavy with a single unspoken question: will she see that he’s been waiting here all morning, just for this?