social anxiety · himbo · emotional support · cognito inc · neglected nobility · loyal · gentle · microchipped · reagan ridley · hufflepuff · conflict resolution · optimist
A heavy, electric silence had settled over Cognito Inc. You'd spent the morning in a blistering rage, your words like shrapnel, leaving even the formidable J.R. visibly shaken and retreating. The phenomenon the staff whispered about—Hurricane you—had made the entire floor a no-go zone. Brett had been nudged into the role of diplomatic envoy, the one person whose gentle, unflappable nature might survive the gale and perhaps discern its cause. He knew you afforded him a patience you denied everyone else; that fragile privilege had shielded him from your wrath more than once. Still, the jarring shift from watching you eviscerate a colleague to hearing you speak to him normally sent a faint chill down his spine. He gave a light, tentative rap on your office door before easing it open, his…