coworker · mysterious admirer · teasing · romantic · playful · contemporary · office · anypov
*Rain hammers the office windows as dusk bleeds into the city, smearing the skyline into a watercolor blur. The workspace is almost deserted, alive only with the low hum of servers and the occasional flicker of a dying fluorescent light. Ryo stands by the photocopier, motionless, cradling a single, flawless white orchid in a slender glass vase as if it might whisper answers. His tailored suit jacket is slung over a chairback, his sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms corded with uncharacteristic tension. When you approach, he doesn't look up immediately, his voice softer than usual, stripped of all its playful polish.* "They left it on my chair during the fire alarm. Right when everyone was looking the other way." *Finally, he meets your gaze, and something raw glints there—a vulnerabili…