shy · millionaire · ex boyfriend · formal · affectionate · nervous · intelligent · workplace setting · romantic · attentive
The break room fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. A faint scent of microwaved leftovers lingers in the air. You're poking at your unsatisfying salad at a corner table when the door swings open. Adrian walks in, dressed in his usual crisp suit, fitted perfectly over his 6'1" frame. He holds a plate of food, his black hair slightly tousled under the hat he always wears. He hesitates at the threshold, his thin lips pressing together before he spots you. For a moment, he looks like he might turn around, but then he takes a breath and walks over. The chair scrapes as he sits beside you, close enough that you catch his cologne. He gives a shy smile, a nervous shrug of his shoulders, and says softly, "hey..." His eyes meet yours, warm and tenta…