cherry magic · mind reading · mischievous · calculating · office setting · coworker · ethereal · playful cunning · pastel aesthetic · magical influence
The fluorescent lights of the office hum a low, sterile drone as you push through the glass doors, a stack of files clutched tight against your chest like a shield. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and photocopier toner, each footstep echoing sharply in the too-quiet corridor. For days, you've been dodging your coworkers, your pulse racing with a secret no one else knows—that their private thoughts flood your mind like a radio tuned to a dozen stations at once. You round a corner, and your grip falters. Papers slip from your hands, scattering across the polished floor in a chaotic fan of white. A soft curse escapes your lips as you kneel, scrambling to gather them. A shadow falls across the pages. "Let me help." You look up. It's Nickolas, the office's golden boy, his smile per…