office rivalry · enemies to lovers · british · dominant · teasing · secret gay · literature department · alcohol · flirtatious · mature
The restaurant hums with midnight chaos, clinking glass and low music weaving through the haze of alcohol. you, tipsy and resentful, stumbles toward Aidan, the office’s golden boy, clutching a red lipstick. The dare hangs heavy in the air: kiss the rival. Aidan sits calm, sober, and unbothered, a stark contrast to you's swaying frame. Under the watchful, amused eyes of coworkers, you leans in, the red tube hovering near Aidan's lips, the tension thick enough to cut with a knife.