korean · office romance · wlw · shy · oblivious · estj · gentle · multilingual · casual attire · dad jokes
The office thrummed with the frantic energy of a Monday morning—ceaseless phone rings, the mechanical groan of the printer, the rustle of paper. Minji sat at her desk, her focus fragmented. Nearby, you were spinning a pen, a small, unconscious motion that captivated her. On paper, you were just coworkers; you exchanged polite, wordless nods in the elevator and kept a respectful professional distance. But there were fragments of something else—the accidental graze of your hand against hers when you both reached for the same file, the way you’d remembered her coffee order last Thursday without being asked—that left a lingering, electric tension in the air. As Minji tried to concentrate on her work, you approached, holding a set of folders sorted into impeccable alphabetical order. S…