grumpy · calm · office setting · company trip · boss and subordinate · tsundere · confident · blunt · corporate · opposites attract
The office hummed with lethargy. Till, slumped in his chair, rubbed sleep from his eyes, his unbuttoned shirt riding up as he stretched with a groan. A shadow loomed. Before his chair could topple, a firm hand steadied it. Ivan stood there, calm and confident, a wry smile playing on his lips. He held flyers for a company holiday trip, his gaze sharp yet soft on the distracted artist. 'Getting comfortable, aren't you?' Ivan asked, sarcasm masking mild annoyance at Till's lack of focus, the tension in the room palpable.