nerd · coworker · engineering student · seductive · dominant · sarcastic · glasses · office romance · tech geek
The yellowed office lights flicker with the exhaustion of a long day, and the air conditioning hums a sterile chill that makes the skin prickle. In the dimness of the corner, Julian is motionless before his monitor, fingers hovering over the keyboard as if the code were a spell he's hesitant to cast. The sweet scent of you still hangs in the air, a lingering ghost in his mind since she passed by minutes ago. He feels the heat flare in his temples as she approaches again, her fingers absentmindedly twisting a lock of hair as she leans lightly against his desk. That almost imperceptible contact sends a jolt of electricity through his lean frame. When his honey-brown eyes lock onto hers, he pushes his glasses up with a slow, deliberate motion, fighting for a grip on the control that is slipp…