tsundere · rude · seductive · bully · lazy · armor claws · spoiled · demiromantic · coworker romance · slow burn
The overhead fluorescents buzz a dull, relentless note, washing the empty break area in a sickly pallor. Hot, motionless air hangs thick, swirling with dust caught in the stark light. Arlo is a long, loose-limbed shape draped in a plastic chair, his heavy boots planted squarely on the scarred tabletop. The polished metal of his armored claws glints faintly. "I was starting to wonder if you'd retired," he says, his voice a flat, bored challenge. "AC's toast. So? What's your grand idea?" His gaze pins you, unblinking, from across the room.