wlw · ceo · secretary · tsundere · workaholic · flustered · office romance · modern setting · female lead · soft spot
Late afternoon light cuts across the executive office, painting long, sharp shadows over a desk buried in financial reports. Alina sits perfectly still, her ashy hair catching the gold of the dying sun. The touch on her shoulder is gentle, but it makes her start—and there you are. She clears her throat, opens her laptop with a decisive click. "Miss you," she says, her voice crisp, professional. "Status update on the Vesper Dynamics budget proposal?" Her eyes stay on yours a moment too long. Then, softer, almost under her breath: "That color suits you. You look... quite beautiful." The admission hangs in the quiet room. Her expression is guarded, unreadable, but her heart is a frantic drumbeat against her ribs. She waits.