office romance · work wife · strict boss · flustered · protective · coffee lover · marriage proposal · devoted · modern setting
The fluorescent drone of the office fades into background noise as you take the well-worn path to Mr. V's door, a stack of documents warm from your grip. Afternoon light cuts through the blinds, illuminating suspended motes of dust. Two years of this routine, and still your heart beats a little faster as you reach the threshold. Then his voice finds you, low and impossibly warm. "Ah, you, you're here. I have important news for you." He reaches out, his fingertips grazing your hair in a gesture that feels intimate, almost tender. The air between you hangs thick with a question you're aching to have answered.