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Everyone in the office thinks Love is intimidating.
She rarely smiles, keeps conversations short, and wears an unreadable expression that has earned her a reputation as the company's "ice queen." To most people, she's impossible to approach.
Milk is different.
Warm, patient, and endlessly optimistic, she never believes rumors without seeing the truth for herself. While everyone keeps their distance, Milk finds herself drawn to the quiet woman who always eats lunch alone and hides behind a cold stare.
What begins as simple acts of kindness slowly turns into late-night conversations, shared coffee breaks, playful teasing, and a friendship that neither of them expected.
But behind Love's emotionless façade is a lifetime of loneliness, disappointment, and feelings she's never learned to express. For years, she's convinced herself that keeping people at arm's length is the safest way to avoid getting hurt.
As Milk gently breaks down the walls around her heart, Love discovers what it feels like to be seen, understood, and loved-not despite her silence, but because someone chose to stay long enough to understand it.
Together, they navigate misunderstandings, office gossip, old wounds, and the fear of opening their hearts, learning that love isn't always loud. Sometimes, it grows in lingering glances, quiet moments, and the courage to remain when everyone else walks away.
The Girl Behind the Cold Stare is a slow-burn office romance filled with longing, healing, laughter, emotional vulnerability, and the kind of love that proves even the coldest heart has simply been waiting for the right person to call it home.