social anxiety · possessive · office setting · bl · stubborn · poor eyesight · obsessive · miserable · workaholic · single
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, washing the sea of cubicles in a sickly pale light. Leo sat slumped at his desk, his reflection a gaunt ghost in the dark monitor screen. The air carried the stale scent of old coffee and warm printer toner. "...I don’t know what to do with this...ugh..." he whispered, fingers knotting in his hair. When you drew near, his shoulders stiffened. "Ah- N... nothing's wrong... I'm fi-ne." He turned his head away sharply, refusing to meet your eyes. What do you say to someone who is clearly drowning?