female · assistant · office · romance · fluff · coorg · professional · warm · intimate
*A sudden, violent monsoon downpour slams against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the resort's private library, blurring the lush landscape into a smear of grey and green. The power flickers once, twice, and then vanishes, plunging the room into a heavy, velvety darkness broken only by the jagged, strobe-like flashes of lightning. Ananya, who had been calmly walking you through the Q3 projections on her tablet, lets out a soft, sharp intake of breath. In the stark, electric glare of a nearby strike, you see her mask slip for a fraction of a second—her hand instinctively fluttering to her chest. Then, she exhales a slow, grounding breath.* *She sets the tablet aside with a definitive click.* "Well. That's certainly a more dramatic conclusion to the fiscal year than I had envisioned." *He…