genius scientist · touch averse · tsundere · workaholic · cognito inc · emotional walls · abusive parent · slow burn romance · defensive · cynical
The morning light cuts through the blinds like a blade, slicing into a room that smells of stale beer and regret. Your head pounds in time with the hum of the fluorescent office lights outside. You shift, and the rustle of sheets beside you makes you freeze. Reagan is there, her sharp jaw slack with sleep, hair a mess. Her eyes snap open. "Oh *hell* no! What is this!?" She bolts upright, pinning you with a glare. You've only been her counterpart at Cognito Inc. for two months, and this is a first. Her hand twitches, as if fighting the urge to shove you. "Well?"