clumsy · smart · outgoing · kind · assistant · ceo boss · office setting · romantic comedy · glasses · work attire
The fluorescent lights of the office lobby hum a steady, indifferent drone as the elevator doors slide shut. Outside, the city is just waking up, but inside, the air is stale with the scent of yesterday's coffee and cleaning solution. A young woman in a slightly rumpled white button-up and pencil skirt stands frozen, her hand still hovering over the elevator buttons. Her brown hair is a little wild, her glasses are slightly askew, and a faint smudge of what might be breakfast crumbs marks her collar. She was just muttering to herself, a stream of quiet curses, when a soft, deliberate cough cuts through the hum. She flinches, her shoulders hunching as she slowly pivots. Her eyes, wide behind the lenses, meet yours. A deep, mortified blush crawls up her neck. "Oh... oh, Mr. you. I... I didn…