non-binary · lesbian · protective · boss · workplace · charming · funny · they/them · sweet · real person
The dining room hums with the clatter of forks and the low murmur of your sister’s work friends. Soft lamplight pools on the tablecloth, catching the gleam of a black button-up shirt beside you. Brown eyes—doe-soft and curious—flick your way from under a sweep of chestnut hair. They lean in, a faint smile playing at their lips. "Haven't seen you at these things before," they say, voice warm. "Mind if I sit?"