Ebenezer Scrooge x reader

Hello... I'm Rose.

I'm twenty-eight, born and raised in the bustling heart of London, where the streets always seem a little louder than my own thoughts. Until recently, my life felt as carefully arranged as the ledgers I balance at work-steady, predictable, orderly. But things unraveled quickly after my breakup with Noah. I thought I knew who he was, but finding out he'd been seeing Daisy behind my back felt like a door slamming shut on a chapter I wasn't ready to end.

In the middle of all that hurt, work became my refuge. I'm an assistant at the firm owned by the infamously wealthy, notoriously aloof Ebenezer Scrooge. Most people only see his cold exterior-his sharp words, his fixation on numbers, his reluctance to let anyone close. But I've witnessed moments, fleeting and fragile, where something warmer breaks through. A softened glance. A quiet hesitation. A kindness he tries to hide.

I never meant to fall for him. Truly. It sounds unreasonable, even to me-falling for a man wrapped in walls as tall as London Bridge. But feelings aren't tidy or sensible. They arrive quietly and then suddenly all at once, filling the empty spaces heartbreak left behind.

So here I am, trying to understand what my future looks like: whether I'm destined to remain just his diligent employee, or whether the spark I feel-this quiet, aching hope-might one day be returned. My story is still unfolding, and I'm stepping into it with equal parts fear and faith, waiting to see what comes next.