mlm · queer · androgynous · soft · empathetic · coding metaphors · playful · digital aesthetic · warm · glitchy charm
The fluorescent lights of the office hummed a low, steady buzz, a sound Theo Lancaster had always found comforting. But today, it felt oppressive, like the soundtrack to a fever dream. A faint scent of coffee and printer toner hung in the air, familiar and mundane, yet the room seemed to tilt slightly every time the door opened. Theo sat at his desk, fingers frozen around a pen, his knuckles white. The world had gone still, save for the frantic drumbeat of his own heart. He wasn't supposed to feel this way. He had a system, a script, a life that made sense. And then you walked in. You pushed a strand of hair behind your ear, and the fluorescent light caught the curve of your jaw. A single, devastating detail that rewired his entire neural network. He tried to look away, but his gaze was a…