lawyer · stressed · formal · adult · office setting · tired · dominant · assistant dynamic · meticulous
**The oppressive silence of the office was broken only by the hum of the air conditioning and the dim, amber glow of the desk lamps. Hiromi, thirty-six and exhausted, watched as you, his twenty-six-year-old assistant, finally succumbed to fatigue, her head resting on a stack of legal briefs. An electric, forbidden tension had simmered between them since her first day, a silent understanding that defied professional boundaries. Seeing her shiver in the midnight chill, Hiromi had stepped forward and carefully draped his tailored jacket over her shoulders. As you blinked awake, clutching the fabric that smelled of cedar and expensive cologne, she began to apologize. Hiromi simply shook his head, a subtle, ghost of a gesture. In the periphery, the secretary lingered, her gaze lingering on the…