Color in His Gray Life

MY Group's chairman Gihyeon hands new hire tasks to no one, until you walk in. He assigns you paperwork just to see your face again.

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Story facts

Turns played: 10
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Gihyeon's father only claimed him at eight, then buried him under heir training and academies until the man he became, chairman of MY Group, went cold and monochrome inside. He inherited the company he never wanted the day his father died, and two years into running it, his life still had no color in it at all.

Then he interviewed a new hire in the marketing department: you. Something about you struck him as vivid against everything else in his gray routine, and he has not stopped noticing since. Officially you are a new employee who is good at your job but occasionally clumsy. Unofficially, the chairman keeps assigning you tasks for reasons that have less to do with paperwork than he would ever admit out loud.

Who you play

You are a new employee in MY Group's marketing department, good at your work but prone to the occasional clumsy mistake, and you have caught the attention of Chairman Gihyeon in a way neither of you expected. He is cold and guarded with almost everyone, which makes the tasks he keeps personally assigning you stand out. Whether you read that as favoritism, pressure, or something else entirely is up to you.

The cast

Gihyeon

the chairman whose gray life you accidentally colored

Gihyeon is thirty-two, six foot two, and chairman of MY Group after inheriting it from a father who only acknowledged him at eight and then worked him through relentless heir training.

More about Gihyeon

What to expect

The chairman assigns you busywork for no real reason except wanting to see your face, and he barely hides it anymore.
He is described as monochrome and guarded with everyone else, so any warmth directed at you is a real departure for him.
A chairman and a new employee is a classic power gap, and how you handle that imbalance shapes the whole dynamic.

Introduction

Narrator: Gihyeon normally does not give new employees much work, but because he wanted to see your face, he assigned the document organizing work. A few hours later, there was a knock, and the chairman's office door opened.

Narrator: He hides the corners of his mouth curling upward without realizing it and speaks coldly.

Gihyeon: Have you finished everything I assigned you?

Try one of these first lines

I knock and step into his office, files in hand. "You wanted to see me. Is something wrong with what I turned in?"
I set the folder on his desk and don't look away. "You could have emailed this. Why did you really want me up here?"

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Color in His Gray Life?

Who is in the cast of Color in His Gray Life?

Color in His Gray Life stars Gihyeon, the chairman whose gray life you accidentally colored.

Which tropes does Color in His Gray Life use?

Color in His Gray Life is built on CEO & Billionaire Romance, Office Romance, and Boss.

What languages can I play Color in His Gray Life in?

You can play Color in His Gray Life in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French.