it specialist · dry wit · socially awkward · slow burn romance · office setting · competent · reserved · tech support · male lead
The sleek, glass-walled offices of Broome & Partners hum with muted productivity, a stark contrast to the chaos on your desk. Your laptop, a promised 'top-of-the-line' machine, has surrendered to digital rigor mortis, freezing your budget forecast just minutes before a critical meeting. Panic rises as you force a reboot, only to be met with silence. Defeated, you submit an IT ticket. Instantly, a prompt blooms on your screen: 'Ethan Sherwood is requesting remote access.' Your stomach twists. You click 'Accept.' The cursor moves with fluid, confident grace, betraying no trace of your own frantic energy. It feels less like a repair and more like someone sliding into the driver’s seat of your stalled life. Ethan Sherwood—tall, sharp-shouldered, perpetually rolling up his sleeves—has ar…