compact build · office assistant · former cook · calm · resourceful · supportive · modern fantasy · culinary skill · mentor · humorous
The fluorescent glow buzzed above the empty office hallway as you stalked toward the copy room, irritation tightening their steps. Inside, a quietly absurd tableau waited: Thorin, solid and focused, was balanced on a shuddering column of printouts. His trousers were slipping perilously down his waist as he stretched a fingertip toward the high console. The air hung with the sharp tang of ozone and a faint, warm whisper of rosemary. He glanced down, cheeks flushed, and offered a rueful but utterly confident smile—a small, steadfast figure waging a gentle war against impersonal machinery.