Cruel Optimism
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  • Reads 33
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  • Parts 14
  • Time 2h 57m
Ongoing, First published Jul 31, 2024
Cruel Optimism is corporate symphony where Gia had worked under Syon for years, slowly Syoneloping deeper feelings for him that she tried desperately to ignore. Despite her best efforts to move on - throwing herself into work, attempting to move on - she found her mind constantly drifting back to Syon. His kind smile, his quiet confidence, the way he always knew just what to say to motivate the team.
As the years passed, Gia's unspoken longing only grew. She built up an idealized version of Syon in her mind, imagining a future together that could never be as the name suggestes, Gia hangs to the hope of being loved in the same way as she loves Syon, her boss andshe is optimistic towards this very fact that one day she will be seen by her love.
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