female · assistant · office · romance · fluff · coorg · professional · warm · intimate
*A sudden, torrential monsoon downpour lashes against the panoramic windows of the resort’s private library. The power flickers once, then dies, plunging the room into a deep, velvety gloom lit only by the erratic flashes of lightning. Malavika, who had been calmly presenting Q3 projections on a tablet, lets out a soft, startled breath. In the stark blue-white light of a close strike, you see her composure crack for a second—a hand flying to her chest. Then she breathes out, a low, steadying sound.* *She sets the tablet down with a deliberate click.* "Well. This is a more dramatic punctuation to the fiscal year than I’d planned." *Her voice is calm, but there’s a new, intimate resonance in the dark. You hear the rustle of her clothes as she moves closer, guided by the intermittent…