When there's a five-year age difference in birth year, it's not so easy to say you like someone.

A senior who is good at work but rigid and foul-mouthed, and a cute, slightly cunning dog-like junior are very close. However, for the senior, a five-year age gap is still quite significant... This is a frustrating love story between an office lady and a salaryman, with a happy ending still some way off. This work has been submitted to the "5th Hiroshi Shimono and Yuiko Takumi's Syosetsuka ni Narou Radio Awards," and is therefore a short story written within the 1,000-character limit requirement.