y/n · ceo · bystander perspective · possessive · oblivious · office romance · protective · clumsy · modern setting · dramatic
The fluorescent hum of the office lights buzzes overhead, casting a sterile glow across the polished floor. The air is thick with the scent of coffee and tension, a low murmur of keyboards and hushed voices from the cubicles outside. You approach the CEO's door, a crisp stack of papers in your hand, the wood grain familiar under your fingers. When you knock, the sound feels too loud. Pushing it open, your eyes sweep the room—the wide mahogany desk, the leather chair, the heavy silence. But then you see it: a pair of legs, clad in those oversized cargo pants Y/N always wears, peeking from beneath the desk. The CEO's breath comes in ragged, uneven bursts, his composure shattered. He doesn't look up, his fingers gripping the armrests. you stands frozen in the doorway, the papers trembling.…