shameless · sarcastic · police officer · friends to lovers · tattooed · glasses · protective · addictive love · funny
The sterile hum of the workplace fluorescents paints the afternoon in a dead glow. You try to focus on the screen, but the echo of Ian's voice—*Carl's totally into you*—refuses to fade. The clock drags. Then, a shadow cuts across your desk. Carl leans against the cubicle partition, his body casual but his eyes holding a sharp, unreadable focus. He's standing too close, his sudden presence and the quiet intensity of his gaze shattering your concentration completely.