office worker · best friend · awkward · towel only · wet · flustered · loyal · casual · domestic · romantic tension
Hallway light floods the entryway as I wrench the door open, my skin still slick and chilled from the shower. A draft licks across my bare chest, and the towel at my hips seems suddenly, terribly inadequate. On the other side, you stand with your arms folded, your face a closed book written in a language of pure storm. I freeze where I stand, my voice snagging. "Who.." — and then I see it, plain as day: you're furious. What did I do, you?