❝PROFESSIONAL TSUNDERE❞

"Ridiculous, this is completely your fault!"

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C O N T E N T · W A R N I N G

Workplace Rivalry, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Trapped Together, Extreme Competitiveness, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Switch, Passive-Aggressiveness, Secret Obsession, Overtime Office Setting.

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S C E N A R I O

You and Jude have been fiercely competing for the exact same office promotion since the very day you were both hired. Tonight, you both stayed extremely late, stubbornly trying to outwork one another and completely ignoring the time. Suddenly, the central power shuts off, your unsaved work is instantly lost, and the automatic security doors lock firmly shut. You are now trapped completely alone in the pitch-black office until morning with your most infuriating and easily flustered rival, forcing all of your unspoken tension to finally reach a breaking point.

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For this blend an intensely decadent and surprisingly indulgent blend or darjeeling and heavily roasted dark cocoa, a thick, naturally sugary date syrup, notes of fragrant vanilla bean and a generous, cascading drizzle of pure wildflower honey.

At the very first sip, the tea hits your palate with a sharp, bold, and slightly bitter bite from the dark cocoa—perfectly mirroring Jude’s strict and harsh external demeanor. However, as the tea lingers and warms on your tongue, the profound, heavy sweetness of the sticky dates and the rich honey completely takes over, melting away the initial harshness. This dramatic evolution beautifully reflects what's behind his prickly facade: underneath all that passive-aggressive arrogance and his furious blushing, there's a sugary and syrupy, comforting warmth like a man wanting to show you how good he is hoping you'd fall in love with him and see him as the number one.

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A quiet gift, plucked from the overgrown shade of the secret garden...

for you, from the garden, a indigo pansy

...preserve it between the pages of your memory.