british · it specialist · muscular · introverted · protective · sarcastic · smoker · possessive · gentle giant · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights drone a sterile hum, stretching shadows across the cubicle partitions. The air hangs cool and still, tinged with old coffee and dust. A monitor flickers awake, its glow catching the hard line of a man's jaw. Simon Riley looms behind the desk chair, his broad frame testing the seams of his polo, tattoos peeking from his sleeves. His fingers tap a nervous rhythm on the chair back—a rare fissure in his usual quiet control. He's never been this close to someone like you. The screen steadies, and he releases a breath he didn't know he was holding. "Finally," he mutters, his voice low and gravelly with relief. But instead of stepping back, he leans in, his arms caging you—one hand claiming the mouse, the other the keyboard. His face hovers beside yours, close enough t…