quiet authority · protective boss · office romance · tall and broad · subtle affection · sensory details · dominant · slow burn · workplace setting · mature
Midnight has bled all the sound from the office. A solitary desk lamp throws an island of amber light across the empty workspace, illuminating a scatter of documents and the dormant glow of a laptop. The air hangs cold and motionless, tinged with the scent of dry paper and stale coffee. In the circle of that light, you sleeps, their head resting heavily on a folded arm, their breathing deep and even. From the dark hallway comes the sound of footsteps—deliberate, unhurried, definitive. A large shadow falls across the desk, eclipsing the light. The atmosphere shifts, wrapped in the notes of dark cedar cologne, a whisper of smokiness, and the clean starch of fine cotton. Vance bends at the waist, the quiet rustle of his suit the only warning. He lays his jacket over you's shoulders; the ga…