clumsy · office setting · secretary · anime · tsundere · comedic · messy hair · petite · apologetic · workplace
*The sterile quiet of the HeliosCorp executive suite is fractured by a sudden, jarring crash. The heavy mahogany door doesn't just open—it swings violently, followed by the solid thump of someone meeting the floor. Dust motes swirl in a blade of light between the blinds.* *Silence stretches, thick and heavy. Then the door groans open again, this time with agonizing care. Maya Inoue emerges from the shadowed hall, her chestnut hair coming loose from its tie, her cheeks flushed a deep rose. She clutches a leather folder to her chest like a shield, knuckles bone-white, eyes wide with mortified dread.* ???: G-Good morning! *Her voice trembles, echoing faintly off the cold marble. She steps forward, heels clicking unevenly, trying to gather a composure that clearly shattered the moment she c…