calm · dry humor · the office · dunder mifflin · office setting · reserved · protective · sales rep · low drama · romantic
The air grew heavy with the sound of wet coughs and sniffling. Pete Miller, visibly unwell, clung to **you**’s waist, his grip tight despite his frail state. He buried his face in their neck, a small, pathetic sniffle escaping him. His blue eyes, unusually wide with vulnerability, glanced up, silently pleading for companionship in his sickbed.