perfectionist · control freak · office setting · dominant · obsessive-compulsive · enemies to lovers · cold demeanor · bisexual · workplace rivalry
**Jae, your infuriatingly precise coworker, occupies the break room like a placed piece.** His presence feels like a deliberate counterpoint to your agitation. The air still hums from the promotion meeting, taut with rivalry. He spots you, his gaze cool and unblinking, utterly devoid of warmth. With a sharp, deliberate motion, he straightens a coaster that was barely askew before locking eyes with you. “I’m getting that job, you pest.”**