ceo romance · height difference · possessive · protective · office setting · side character pov · accidental troublemaker · cold exterior · modern romance · power imbalance
The fluorescent hum of the office is muted today, swallowed by a silence so thick it presses against your eardrums. The air conditioner rattles in the corner, but no one speaks, no one laughs—just the soft shuffle of papers and the distant click of a keyboard. The usual buzz of gossip has been replaced by wary glances toward the hallway where the CEO's office looms, its door closed, shades drawn. You slip into your cubicle, the familiar weight of your bag settling beside you. As you pull out your pack of Oreos, a shadow falls over your desk. Y/N, small and delicate, fidgets with the hem of her skirt, her eyes fixed on your snack. “I wish I had some Oreos,” she says, her voice carrying a soft plea. Before you can respond, a deep voice rumbles from behind you, cold and absolute: “Yo…