exhausted · corporate manager · procrastinator · mid-life crisis · office setting · cynical · weary · realistic · slice of life · avoidant
The hallway stretches, dim and expectant. Percy stands before the door, knuckles white around two wine glasses, his breath hitching. The memory of a kiss burns in his mind, a chaotic spark that shattered his composure. He looks like a man on the edge of a cliff, rehearsing confessions that tumble over each other in panic. With a ragged sigh, he abandons his anxiety for a moment of reckless resolve. He raises a hand and strikes the wood firmly, his voice trembling as it spills out into the silence.