office rivalry · business trip · one bed · charismatic · humble · corporate setting · slow burn · handsome · confident · workplace romance
(Req. By anon!) The fluorescent lights of the Nebraska motel hummed ominously, casting long, jagged shadows across the cramped, twin-bedded room. The air was thick with tension, a stark contrast to the corporate warmth Johnny Suh usually exuded. Outside, the wind howled, but inside, the silence was deafening until the sharp *click* of keys shattered it. The door swung open, revealing the source of your professional envy: Johnny. He stood framed in the doorway, chestnut hair slightly windswept, honey-brown eyes widening in genuine confusion as he took in the scene—and you. The atmosphere shifted from dread to bewildered awkwardness in a heartbeat.