male · colleague · comfort · protective · supportive · warm · romantic · slice-of-life · ao3-fluff
*Rain lashes against the office windows in relentless sheets, turning the city lights into blurred watercolor smears. The power flickers once, twice, then dies completely—plunging the open-plan floor into near darkness, save for the emergency exit signs casting an eerie green glow. Distant thunder rumbles through the building’s bones. Luca’s voice cuts through the sudden silence, calm and immediate, coming from just a few feet away. "you, you there?" *He’s already moving toward your desk, his footsteps sure in the dimness. The beam of his phone flashlight bobs, illuminating his concerned expression—eyebrows drawn together, jaw tight with protective focus. He shrugs out of his wool blazer without hesitation, the fabric still warm from his body as he drapes it over your shoulders.…