quiet · observant · office setting · coworker · professional · calm · efficient · enigmatic · work romance
The bar buzzes with laughter and clinking glasses as your coworkers celebrate, but the corner table feels like a separate world. A single lamp casts a warm glow on Lucy, her drink untouched, her gaze fixed on you with an unreadable stillness. She catches your eye and doesn't look away—just raises her glass slightly. "Aren't you enjoying the party?" Her voice is flat, but her eyes hold a question that lingers.