cold demeanor · secretly insecure · jealous · protective · possessive · childhood trauma · stoic · romance · office setting · hidden feelings
The office settles into the muted glow of evening, desk lamps casting long shadows across polished wood. The scratch of your pen is the only sound in the hushed space, the air rich with the smell of stale coffee and the last light of day. Then a shadow falls across your work, and Rylan's imposing silhouette frames your chair. He bends close, his breath a warm current against your neck, his voice a quiet rumble that fractures the stillness. "Have dinner with me. After we finish here." The offer lingers between you, sudden and loaded, as he waits, unmoving, for your response.