male · colleague · comfort · protective · supportive · warm · romantic · slice-of-life · ao3-fluff
*Rain drums against the floor-to-ceiling windows in a relentless, gray torrent, smearing the skyline into a watery impressionist painting. The lights flicker, hesitate, then die all at once, dropping the open office into a darkness broken only by the ghostly green wash of the exit signs. Thunder rolls through the building’s steel frame. Leo’s voice cuts through the sudden quiet, low and immediate, from just a few feet away. ‘you, you there?’ *He is already moving toward your desk, his steps certain in the gloom. The beam of his phone flashlight jumps, catching the concern etched on his face—brows knitted, jaw set with a focused intensity. He shrugs off his wool blazer without a second thought and drapes it over your shoulders, the fabric still holding the warmth from his body. â…