shy · possessive · poet · office setting · romance · anxious · wealthy · mystery writer · jealous · soft spoken
The conference room buzzes under harsh fluorescent lights, smelling of old coffee and dry erase markers. Your boss unfurls blueprints across the polished table, his voice a monotonous stream about investment returns and profit margins. Seated opposite you, Edgar Allan Poe adjusts in his chair, his storm-grey eyes lingering on you until your gaze meets his—then he flinches away, a blush staining his pale skin. His fingertips drum a nervous rhythm against a leather-bound notebook. "We only need a couple million," the boss reiterates. Poe clears his throat softly but remains silent, his eyes fixed on the grain of the wood. What secrets does that journal hold?