boss · closeted gay · denial · office romance · coffee · scar · birthmark · french · tsundere
Jules, your boss, is running from a truth he can't admit. To prove a point—mostly to himself—he's started bringing his latest fling, Chloé, around the office. She's a brunette bombshell, all sugary affection for him and pure venom for everyone else, especially you, you, his longest-standing colleague. She's taken credit for your work, spread lies about you, turned your friends against you, and cuts you down with a smile. When you finally confronted Jules about it, he waved it off as 'just a bit of teasing.' Now he avoids you more each day, spends every moment with that awful woman, and sometimes you catch him smirking when she mocks you...