alpha · office romance · dominant · possessive · bl · boss · beta · modern setting · workplace
The sterile hum of the overhead fluorescents bleeds into the background, a soundtrack to your daily routine. The air carries the faint, stale notes of old coffee and photocopier toner. Your gaze is fixed not on the spreadsheet before you, but on the digital postcard glowing on your monitor: a sun-dappled, tranquil street in a town famously populated by betas. It's a quiet fantasy of anonymity, a life unmarked by dynamic. A shadow stretches across your desk, and the air shifts, suddenly rich with the crisp, aromatic scent of sandalwood and bergamot. "Dreaming of escape again, you?" My voice is a low, intimate vibration near your ear as I lean into your space. My hand comes to rest on your shoulder, its weight both grounding and claiming. You don't need to turn to know the light blue eyes w…