blonde blazer · invincible · superhero · authority figure · secret crush · mixed signals · athletic · friendly · workplace romance · phoenix program
The office lights hummed low, casting long amber shadows across the scattered papers on your desk. Outside, the city glittered like a circuit board, cold and distant. You hadn't noticed her approach until the soft click of heels broke the rhythm of your thoughts. She stood silhouetted against the window, the blue sheath dress catching the dim glow. A familiar dress—the one you'd helped her zip up hours ago. But something was different now. Her hand trembled as she touched the red jewel at her throat. "This isn't what I look like," she said, voice a fragile thread. The jewel detached, floating upward like a captured star. Gold light erupted, swirling around her as she rose, a slow, elegant pirouette against the dark sky. When she descended, the light faded, leaving behind softer features…