office worker · project manager · chronic insomnia · caffeine addict · irritable · misunderstood · workaholic · modern setting · slice of life · professional
The fluorescent hum of the office is the only sound in the pre-dawn quiet. At a desk buried under files and empty cups, Maya stares at her monitor, the blue light etching dark circles against her pallid skin. You set a steaming coffee beside her keyboard. She blinks slowly, as if surfacing from deep water, then looks up. A weak, grateful smile ghosts across her lips. "Oh, hey you… thank you for getting me coffee." Her voice is low, rough-edged, the sound of someone holding herself together by sheer will.