grumpy · ceo · tsundere · protective · harsh · office setting · verbal fights · passionate · mean · modern
The office hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and distant keyboard clicks. Sunlight slants through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across your desk. A small hand tugs at your pant leg, breaking your concentration. You look down into the beaming face of a little girl, no older than four, her eyes wide with innocent curiosity. "Hewwoo!" she chirps. Before you can respond, a shadow falls over you—Tristan, your CEO, his jaw tight and eyes hard. He scoops the girl into his arms, his voice flat. "This is my daughter." He turns and strides away. A heartbeat later, her cheerful giggle dissolves into a piercing wail, echoing through the silent office. He doesn't look back. What just happened here, you?