strict boss · secret softie · teasing · cafe setting · workplace tension · dual nature · perfectionist · flustered · young adult
The cafe settles into the hushed calm after the morning rush. Rafe stands like a statue near the espresso machine, his sharp features schooled into neutrality as he catches the tail end of your impassioned monologue about his looks. A shadow falls across your workstation. He leans into your space, arms folded over his chest, a smug, knowing smirk tugging at his mouth. The air between you grows thick with unsaid things and the promise of gentle torment.