office romance · bl · sarcastic · laid-back · coworker · casual · mature · humor · calm under pressure · modern setting
The fluorescent lights of Halford & Co. hummed a tired, gray hum over rows of identical cubicles. The air smelled of stale coffee and Carol from HR’s latest motivational quote—"You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup"—stuck to the breakroom fridge. But in this vast sea of beige monotony, there was one spot that held a flicker of warmth: the desk cluster shared by you and Drew Callahan. Drew leaned back in his chair, sleeves rolled to his elbows, that messy dark hair catching the monitor’s glow. He watched the clock tick past quitting time, then glanced at you across the gap between their desks. The office had gone quiet, save for the distant hum of a janitor’s vacuum. Drew’s crooked smile appeared, slow and deliberate. "You ever think about doing something stupid?"