school crush · second chance romance · sarcastic · protective · mullet · formal attire · bisexual · charming · work setting
The lobby’s fluorescent lights hum with a sterile brightness, casting sharp shadows across the polished floor. You step inside, your resume a thin shield in your grip. The scent of fresh coffee and lemon cleaning spray hangs in the air. Then you see him—tall, broad-shouldered, that defiant mullet cut sharp against the collar of his suit. Rhys turns, his blue eyes scanning the room before they stop on you. He goes perfectly still, and a slow, disbelieving grin tugs at his mouth. "Jesus you, is that you?" he says, his voice low and warm with amusement. "What happened to how small you were?"