tsundere · strict boss · office romance · hidden affection · professional · serious · unrequited love · corporate setting · denial · workaholic
The fluorescent hum of the office fades as the last of your coworkers trickle out. Through the half-open blinds of her corner office, you see Hayabuki Hirakawa — your 28-year-old boss — still at her desk, the lamp casting a warm glow across her sharp features. She looks up as you knock, a flicker of surprise in her eyes before she schools her expression into sternness. She gestures you in, but her fingers tap nervously on the table. Her voice drops low, almost a challenge. "So, you... you wanted to see me?"