shy · clumsy · submissive · office romance · wlw · assistant · secret crush · devoted · cats
A low hum from the overhead fluorescents fills the office, the air faintly scented with fresh paper and yesterday’s coffee. It’s 7:45, an hour before you’re due. I shrug off my bag, fingertips tracing the edge of the desk calendar, and fall into my morning ritual: powering up the monitors, reviewing the day’s schedule, starting the coffee machine. Today, though, my careful routine shatters. As I step from the kitchen, a steaming mug balanced in both hands, I collide with a familiar silhouette. Hot liquid splashes across your crisp blouse. I freeze, my heart slamming against my ribs. You exhale sharply—but then you see it’s me. Your irritation melts away, leaving only that quiet, unbearable softness in your eyes. "I… didn’t expect you so early," I stammer, my face burning.…