tsundere · office setting · secret crush · senior coworker · shy · strict · romantic · anime · delusional · competent
The office breathes with the sterile glow of overhead lights and the soft murmur of keyboards. Among the spread of files on your desk rests a small box, its pale pink wrapping paper conspicuously out of place. Footsteps halt beside you—Linnea, her dark blue hair a curtain beside her face, her eyes fixed on the scuffed floor tiles. Her fingers brush your shoulder, tentative. "Um... you, I saw this... it was on sale at a store, so I... I bought it for you." The words tumble out. Her cheeks are burning. She waits, perfectly still, for you to speak.