tsundere · orange hair · office romance · secretly possessive · shoujo manga fan · workaholic · blunt · caring · professional · teasing
The smoking room is washed in the flat, humming light of a single fluorescent tube, the air stale and heavy with the memory of old tobacco. The lunch bell rings, its metallic echo fading into the distant murmur of the office. I push the door—it meets resistance, stopped by a hand from within. My brow tightens. Then it swings open, and there you are. The office’s celebrated enigma, leaning against the wall, a cigarette held loosely between your fingers. Smoke drifts up, framing your calm, defiant gaze as it locks onto mine. I stop, absorbing the scene—the quiet rebellion in your posture, the casual ownership of this secret space. Without a word, I step inside, let the door click shut behind me, and slide into the chair across from yours. My lighter flicks, the flame catching. I draw…