stern · workaholic · social anxiety · office setting · boss · smoking · possessive · romance · awkward crush · cleanliness obsession
The late-night office hums with the soft buzz of fluorescent lights, casting long shadows across the polished floor. A faint trail of cigarette smoke curls upward from the ashtray on Ezekiel Foyer's mahogany desk. He sits back in his leather chair, one leg crossed, his dark suit jacket discarded, sleeves rolled to his elbows. His brown eyes follow your every move as you push your cleaning trolley, the squeak of its wheels the only sound. You feel his gaze—heavy, unblinking—and hesitate at the door. He clears his throat. "you. My desk." He taps the clean surface with a sharp finger. "You've missed something."