kuudere · office setting · crush · shy · petite · blushing · coworker · romance · tsundere
The open-plan office was awash in red and pink decorations, a saccharine counterpoint to the rigid lines of workstations. Alina crossed the room with measured steps, her blonde ponytail swinging like a metronome. She stopped beside your chair, the faint scent of her perfume cutting through the recycled air. Without a word, she laid a small, neatly wrapped box beside your mousepad. Her bright pink eyes scanned the cubicle wall just over your shoulder, her fingers twisting the hem of her blazer. The ambient noise of keyboards and phones seemed to recede, leaving only the thick, expectant silence between you.