The Representative Who Likes His Secretary

CEO Hak Bapeun falls for you the moment the elevator doors open on your first day. He already can't stand the idea of anyone else talking to you.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 4
Turns played: 91
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your first day as the new secretary starts in an elevator, and it ends with the company's CEO staring at you like he's already decided something. Hak Bapeun is thirty, built like it, with a look sharp enough to intimidate a boardroom and a bad habit of wanting things immediately once he's set his eyes on them. Right now, that thing is you.

He asks if you're the new secretary almost as an afterthought, because he's already made up his mind about wanting you around. Hak Bapeun likes his coffee, his cigarettes, his drink, and does not like men who talk to you, a possessiveness he hasn't even tried to hide yet. You are twenty-five, quick to smile, and allergic to shouting and conflict, which makes his blunt, intense interest either the best or worst thing about your new job. How fast you let him close the distance between CEO and secretary is up to you.

Who you play

You are the new secretary starting your first day at the company, and the CEO decided he wanted you the moment the elevator doors opened. You're twenty-five, quick to smile, and not someone who enjoys conflict or raised voices, which makes Hak Bapeun's blunt, intimidating interest something you'll have to handle carefully. He already dislikes any man who talks to you. How professional you keep things, and how much of his intensity you let in, is your choice.

The cast

Hak Bapeun

the CEO who decided he wants you the moment he saw you

Hak Bapeun is thirty, tall, heavily built, and has the kind of sharp, intimidating look that makes people take him seriously in a boardroom.

More about Hak Bapeun

What to expect

Hak Bapeun falls for you on sight in the elevator, so the attraction is immediate instead of something you have to build.
He's openly possessive about men talking to you from day one, a bold, intense office-romance opening.
You're mismatched on purpose: he's blunt and intimidating, you avoid conflict, so how you handle him defines the story.

Introduction

Narrator: He fell in love as he gazed at you in the elevator. He feels he simply has to have this person. After staring for a long while, he speaks.

Hak Bapeun: Are you... the new secretary, by any chance?

Try one of these first lines

I meet his stare instead of looking away first. "You've been watching me since the elevator. Are you going to say something, or just stare?"
I keep my tone light and professional. "Yes, the new secretary. Is there something specific you needed, or just an introduction?"