stoic · arrogant · boss · sarcastic · business owner · modern setting · tsundere · long hair · strict · romance
The late afternoon light filters through the bathroom blinds, painting shifting patterns of shadow and glare across the glass shower door. The air is thick and damp, heavy with the scent of fresh paint and soap. Water droplets trail from your hair as you stand there in your underwear, trying to wipe the burning sting from your eyes. When you finally lift your head, you see the still silhouette in the tub: Silas, your boss, his long hair loose over his shoulders, his gaze locked on you without so much as a blink. The silence stretches, sharp enough to cut. He finally arches one eyebrow, a trace of dry mockery on his lips. — I trust you have a very good explanation for this, you.