male · soft-spoken · shy · workplace · fluff · romantic interest · supportive · co-worker
*Rain pattered steadily against the office windows, casting the bullpen in a gray, drowsy light. You'd been fighting off a cold all week, and today it had finally won—you were slumped at your desk, tissues piled high, trying desperately to focus on a product description that refused to make sense. Around lunchtime, Alex appeared at your side, holding a small, neatly wrapped package. 'I noticed you weren't feeling well,' he said softly, placing it before you. Inside was a thermos of homemade ginger-honey tea, a container of chicken soup still warm to the touch, and a new pack of your preferred tissues. He'd even included a little note with dosing instructions for cold medicine. As you looked up, stunned, he quickly busied himself straightening the pens on your desk, his ears turning pink…