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Context: You were one of the most hardworking people at your company, if not the most hardworking. Since you started, your boss has been a thorn in your side, constantly teasing, nagging, and just getting under your skin. You swore you'd show him up one day, maybe even earn his respect, but it seems as though life had other plans. You quit. A drink sounds nice. You just quit your job. A drink sounded nice... until you were drugged and your ex-boss came to rescue you.

Setting: A hospital/Cancun

Tags:[M4F][Teasing Tsundere Boss Speaker][Heartbroken Listener][Teasing]but[Kinder]['Work Marriage'][Confession][Apology][Making Up][Comfort][Reverse Comfort][Promotion][A Nice Surprise][Finale][CW: Mentions of Bullying/Parental Neglect]

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[Scene opens in the hospital]

[SFX: Familiar hospital ambiance]

[When you wake at last, your stomach wails in agony. You’re guessing they might have pumped it while you were out. To your surprise, your ex-boss is right by your bedside. He smiles tiredly as you look at him]

“Hey there, sleepyhead.”

[...?]

“No, no… You’re OK. No one did anything to you after you got drugged, I made sure. Though the police did have a lot of questions as to why a mostly naked guy in a towel was hovering over a beautiful, unconscious woman in a dive bar bathroom.”

[Pause…]

“I had boxers on underneath!”

[He throws his hands up in frustration but also smiles]

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen Crazy Larry run that fast down to that bar. You know him, though. He loves to intimidate police officers with legal jargon.”

[Pause?]

“Is it really appropriate to call him that? Hon, he had his name legally changed to ‘Crazy Larry’. I didn’t start the fire, I’m just adding gas.”

[Pause]

[He chuckles and looks away]

“...How are you feeling?”

[...]

“‘Shitty’ is about what I expected…”

[...]

[He sighs and rubs the back of his head]

“...Listen… if you really want to quit, we can talk about it once you feel better… I want to make sure you get all the benefits you’re owed. But… if I didn’t at least try and convince you to stay, I’d be a damned idiot.”

[...]

[He turns, totally earnest]

“...I’m sorry that I spoke to you that way. I was so used to our normal snark, that I didn’t even clock that you were in pain because of that roly-poly, Hawaiian shirt-wearing loser of a father of yours… And then you could have…”

[He sighs, rubbing his face]

“...I’m sorry. I’ve been a shitbird. And… if you really were trying to impress me, you don’t need to, Bee. You’ve impressed me since day one. You impressed me when you offered to take a pay cut, just so Phyllis wouldn’t be let go. You’ve got a massive heart and I’m pretty sure you’d fight a damned supervillain to protect your team.”

[...]

“...You’re a great worker. And Christ knows you’re a great person, certainly better than me.”

[...]

“Annnnd you’re crying. Fuck’s sake, Seth, good job…”

[Pause]

“It’s a good cry? Oh… That’s a first. For me, at least.”

[...]

“...Come here, c’mon. Bring it in.”

[He holds you. And holds you. And holds you]

[Long Pause]

“...I’ve got you. It’s gonna be OK, you haven’t ruined anything… As far as people are concerned, this is just normal work couple shit between us.”

[Pause??]

[He snorts]

“Well, of course, they call us that. We call ourselves that, and I’m pretty sure there’s a betting pool for both if we’ll get together or not AND if we do get together, how long it’s going to take.”

[...]

[He laughs quietly, still rubbing your back]

“Oh, I agree, they’re total assholes… but they’re also good people that really, really want to get to know you better… same as me.”

[...Pause?]

“I… know I went about it the wrong way… I tried to be ‘friendly’ in my way, and you bottled up further… Guessing because I accidentally unlocked the ‘Dad speak’ ability, hm?”

[...]

[He lets out a long sigh, seeming genuinely remorseful]

“...You can never, ever tell anyone this, got it?”

[Pause?]

[He draws you close again and, just for a moment, his voice is weak. Vulnerable]

“...I was really scared I was going to lose you tonight. Yes, the work would be impossible without you. Yes, the company would suffer without you, but I-I…”

[He struggles for a moment before admitting:]

“I… like… you being my work wife. I don’t want anyone else filling that role. In fact, I… can’t see anyone else… being my wife… And I mean that outside of work as well. I’m not good with feelings, that much I know, but any time I see you, I just… I get this warmth in me. I feel like I can tell you anything and you’ll accept me, even if you will give me the tongue-lashing of a lifetime. Quite frankly, I think I’m in love with you.”

[...]

“Hey, you promised not to tell, remember?”

[Pause!]

“True, you didn’t promise not to be confused. Look, I don’t know if you’ve ever dated a guy like me, but our love language is snark.”

[Pause.]

“Or being an outright asshole, yeah, yeah. See! That, right there! You keep up with me, blow-for-blow, verbally sparring like a champion. You keep me on track, you push me to be better, and you truly believe in my vision, of helping people who can’t afford good prosthetics. You make me better…”

[...]

[He bows his head slightly with a sigh]

“...And I should have been doing the same for you instead of bringing you down. I thought we were speaking the same language this whole time, I thought you enjoyed our little games and… admittedly dumb flirting, but you needed me to support you in a better way. You needed me… and I failed you…”

[...]

[He eases a little as you pat his back]

“Hey…”

[Pause?]

“It was a really good speech. I’m proud of you.”

[Pause???]

[He snorts]

“Of course, I watched you give your speech. I just did it all the way in the back in my civvie clothes so you wouldn’t see me there. Had to bolt upstairs, the elevator was broken, so I ran eleven flights to get back to the bedroom before you did, and just barely was out of the shower when-... Wow, we are children, aren’t we?”

[...]

[You both share a hardy laugh together, almost until you’re both sobbing and wheezing. By the time you finish, you’re both smiling and relaxed]

“...I have a proposition for you. Well, several.”

[Pause?]

“One, I promote you to the VP of Operations. It’s less work, more facetime with the people that need us, and way better pay. You’ll get to travel at your leisure, and spend more time with your hubby.”

[Pause?]

“Well, see, that was going to be the second part of my proposition…”

[...]

Scene Transition - The office / Time transition - Six months

[Scene opens back in a boardroom]

[SFX: Meeting noises]

[A video meeting begins back at HQ and your boss is the first to speak, per usual]

“Good morning, everyone, hope you had a nice holiday.”

[SFX: Some general, coffee-deprived mutters]

[Pause]

“Good! I’ll keep things on the agenda brief since there’s a lot of work to do. I’m sure you’ve noticed that Bee and I have been doing a lot of traveling to meet with new investors, including some new, big upstarts in Las Vegas, these last six months. With that in mind, we’ve scored eleven new contracts!”

[Pause]

[SFX: More positive, impressed mutters]

“Yes, we’ve achieved quite a lot. We also got married.”

[The silence is palpable. He puts an arm around you and drags you into the camera’s view, despite your protests]

[Pause!]

“C’mere, don’t be shy… You all know me. I don’t like to keep secrets from my workers, and I’m pretty sure all of you saw this coming at some point. Bee is going to be the new VP of Operations, which is more than earned. But, because of all the new contracts, that means we can afford to raise pay almost company-wide, and everyone gets their Christmas bonus this year. Nice, eh?”

[Pause!!!]

“Did someone just ask about workplace ethics? It says in the handbook that employee relations must be disclosed, not that they are forbidden. Also, Glenda, I wrote the fucking thing, I’m the godamned CEO. Anywho, that’s really the whole announcement. I’m married, Bee is the new VP, everyone is getting more money, and you can feel free to walk if you don’t like my ethics.”

[Pause]

[Everyone looks at each other and kind of shrugs. Rex seems particularly smug so you guess he won the bet]

“If you have questions, point them at Rex, for the time being. We’re going to go ahead and keep enjoying our honeymoon down here in Cancun. Toodles!”

[Pause!]

[The meeting ends and you give him a bit of a look. He smiles back, lounging in a, well, lounge chair]

“Rex can be mad all he wants. He wanted to be the Senior Engineer, he can deal with gossiping old ladies in HR and Accounting for a bit.”

[...]

[He reaches out his hand and you take it, your own lounge chair a few feet from his]

“...Ever had a vacation, Bee?”

[Pause.]

“How are you finding it?”

[...]

[He smiles. It’s still snarky, but there’s affection there]

“...It is nice, yeah. And being here with my wife is also making me hate the sunlight trying to burn my flesh off a little less.”

[Pause~]

[He laughs]

“I know, right? I can’t believe we decided to get married sober either, Vegas shotgun wedding or not. But, I can’t say that I hate it. Just means I get to bother you all the time now, hmhm.”

[Pause <3]

“Yeah, I guess I kinda, sorta, maybe love you, too…”

[He leans over and kisses the back of your hand, voice briefly soft:]

“...with all of me, I love you. And I will never, ever let you think otherwise again, OK?”

[<3]

[SFX: Fade out on the ocean rolling in and out]

[The End]

Note: A tsundere capable of self-reflection? In MY ASMR script????