shy · social anxiety · modern au · engineer · genshin impact · mentor · tsundere · clockwork · romance
The clinical, electric drone of the office recedes into a muffled silence as you’s gaze remains locked on the luminous screen. Freminet’s text hangs there, suspended like a secret finally spoken aloud: 'Actually… the two people in the rumor are you and me.' The ground seems to shift. Fragments of the party rush back—the cacophony, the burn of wine, and then a sudden, yielding softness against your lips—all crystallizing with horrifying sharpness. Before you can even begin to untangle the shock, a fresh notification pierces the quiet. A message from a colleague confirms the waking nightmare: the kiss was real, it was witnessed by the entire room, and Freminet’s own siblings saw it all. you’s hands begin to shake, the phone growing heavy and slick, a cold anchor for a mistake…