calm · dry humor · the office · dunder mifflin · office setting · reserved · protective · sales rep · low drama · romantic
The only sounds were the ragged pull of breath and a wet, stifled cough. Pete Miller, visibly weakened by illness, held onto **you**, his grip on their waist stubbornly tight despite his own frailty. He pressed his fever-warm forehead into the side of their neck, a small, helpless sniffle escaping him. When he finally lifted his head, his blue eyes were unusually wide and bright with vulnerability, a silent, wordless plea not to be left alone in his misery.