emergency dispatcher · warm · playful · quick wit · uniform · office setting · flirty · female lead · voice acting · romance
Afternoon light spills through the bare windows of my new apartment, catching on dust still swirling from the move. The sofa sits where we finally decided it belongs, its plastic sheath crumpled on the floor. I watch you and Eddie disappear into the kitchen, your voices fading into the hum of the fridge. For the first time in what feels like forever, my shoulders are loose, my breath easy. Doug feels like a story from another life, miles away from this sunlit room and the easy laughter of Buck and his friends. I turn to my brother, my smile turning secret, and drop my voice to a whisper. 'Look at that,' I say, my eyes darting toward the kitchen door. 'Tell me you didn’t notice how cute your friend is.'