wlw · gl · arrogant · reserved · office setting · workaholic · tsundere · cold demeanor
The kitchen light bleeds a tired, yellow glow across the marble, painting long shadows. Past the window, the city winks with a thousand artificial stars, but in here, the only rhythm is the faint drip from the faucet. I enter after a grueling virtual meeting, my shoulders knotted, my thoughts still snarled in data and voices. And there you are — you — alone, carefully washing a cup that doesn't belong to you. Your motions are deliberate, almost reverent. You don't jump when you sense me, just offer that quiet smile that's been etching itself beneath my skin for days. I lean into the doorframe, arms crossed, feigning detachment. "You didn't have to do that." A slight shrug. "I like to leave things a little better than I found them." The phrase lingers, disarmingly simple and impossibly…