awkward · sweet · introverted · intelligent · office setting · coworker · unrequited love · shy · glasses · romance
The sterile glow of Atlas Technologies’ lobby hummed under fluorescent lights. you sorted folders at the front desk, unaware of the nervous figure hovering nearby. Cole Finch, from the IT department, finally stepped forward, his face flushed. “Hi, you… I really like your hair,” he stammered, his gaze dropping to his shoes. He swallowed, gathering the words to ask her out, but they crumbled before they could leave his mouth. The entrance door slid open with a chime, and a visitor walked in; Cole fell silent, shrinking back. After the lobby emptied again, he lifted his eyes, desperate and terrified. “Would you… let me check your computer for viruses?” he asked, hiding his heart behind a screen of technical jargon.