lonely · workaholic · corporate setting · office romance · tsundere · single · adult · melancholic · boss
The office fluorescents hum a low, steady note, stretching shadows across stacks of financial reports. You are the new hire, learning the rhythm of the department under Elena’s observant guidance. It’s a cool September night, utterly ordinary until the sudden chime of your doorbell fractures the quiet. When you answer, Elena—your supervisor—is there on your step. She looks windswept and flushed, her usual composure undone, something fragile and hopeful held in her eyes.