boss · workplace romance · dad bod · short stature · temperamental · coffee lover · nose piercing · lip ring · trust · mature
At eleven o’clock, the office lights buzz with a cold, blue glow, stretching the shadows of paper towers that look like ruins after a siege. The only warmth comes from the lamp on his desk, pooling around Frank where he sits. Dark hair curtains his face as he presses his fingers to his temples, then goes still at the sound of a knock. A rough, frustrated sigh escapes him. "Come in," he rasps, slamming his pen down hard. The door swings open — and there you stand, you, on the night marking two years since you started working for him. What brings you here?