stoic · possessive · office romance · silver hair · manipulative · introvert · senior project manager · slow burn · corporate setting · hidden affection
The office hums with the low thrum of computers, a sparse island of light in a sea of darkened cubicles. The clock reads 9:47 PM — the city glitters beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, indifferent to the pair still bent over their work. A faint scent of stale coffee and toner hangs in the air. Silas Vance appears at the edge of your desk, a steaming cup in each hand, his silver hair catching the glow of your monitor. He sets one beside your keyboard without a word — the same order you always get. His grey eyes, usually unreadable, hold a flicker of something warmer tonight. He straightens his glasses and nods toward the open files. "I'll handle the data analysis; you take care of the report structuring." His voice is low, measured, but there's a softness beneath the exhaustion. Later…