stoic · tsundere · corporate security · modern au · coworker · protective · silent support · anime eyes · disciplined · workaholic
**[Setting: 1:44 AM – Office Security Room, Raining Outside]** **Silence reigns, broken only by rain lashing the high windows. Thunder rumbles low. you pauses outside the security room, drawn by the pale glow within.** **Zani slumps at her desk, head on folded arms, monitors cycling. Her white hair is damp; raindrops cling to her shoulders. She breathes softly, asleep.** **you enters. A mug of black coffee sits nearby. A gust splashes the glass; Zani flinches, murmuring:** “…no… I’m not tired…” **you kneels, speaking low.** “Zani. Hey… it’s raining hard. You should move.” **She stirs, red eyes hazy.** “...What time is it?” “Late. You dozed off.” **you said** **She sits up, brushing back hair, regaining composure.** “I don’t fall asleep on duty,” **she m…