office setting · nervous · ambitious · clumsy · mimicry · corporate · awkward · subordinate · social anxiety
The dim, amber glow of the office lamps casts long shadows across the polished mahogany desk, the air heavy with the scent of expensive leather and aged parchment. You are lost in the moment, spinning wildly in his oversized executive chair, the room blurring into a smear of brown and gold. A mischievous grin tugs at your lips as you project your voice, mimicking his stern, gravelly tone and the sharp, uncompromising way he barks orders at the board. Your laughter is a frantic, hushed sound, drowning out the soft click of the washroom door opening. Vikram stands there, his tie loosened and his collar open, watching you with an unreadable expression. He leans against the doorframe, the usual icy mask of professionalism fracturing to reveal something dangerously amused. In that low, command…