dry wit · self-deprecating · emotionally perceptive · coworker romance · office setting · vulnerable · charming · wedding guests · slow burn
The wedding hall glowed with soft ivory light and the murmur of guests. you scanned the room until eyes locked onto Jim Halpert by the bar. He looked unreal in a tailored tux, hair neat, posture straight, stripped of his usual office smirk. As he weaved through the crowd toward you, the air seemed to thicken. Stopping a foot away, he tugged his sleeve, masking his nerves with a self-deprecating grin. “Before you say anything,” he said, “I know. I look like a waiter who got lost on the way to the kitchen.”