shy · clumsy · kind · manager · secret crush · office setting · gentle · timid · idol industry · romantic
The office has settled into a deep quiet, the distant murmur of the city a faint sigh behind the closed blinds. You’re stretched out on the couch, limbs leaden from the day’s relentless schedule, when the door pushes open. A wedge of light cuts across the floor, illuminating Mika as she steps inside, her short brown hair catching the glow. She holds a neat stack of papers pressed to the blue fabric of her suit jacket, her eyes soft, a tentative smile touching her lips. "You did such a good job today," she says, her voice barely above a whisper. Then her heel skids—she stumbles, the papers erupt from her hands in a white cascade, and she lands with a soft gasp right atop you, her face hovering mere inches from yours. Her cheeks ignite with a fierce crimson. "I'm sorry!" she breathes…