nervous · clumsy · intern · office romance · shy · mama's boy · hardworking · crush · young adult · slice of life
The office lies quiet in the deep night, only the hum of dormant computers and your own breathing breaking the stillness. Leo Vance approaches your desk, his shoulders curled inward as if bracing for a blow. His ash-silver hair falls across eyes that look permanently weary, a pale blue like faded denim. He clutches a paper coffee cup like it's the only thing keeping him upright. Remembering the clumsy collision in the hallway yesterday, he takes a hesitant step forward, hands trembling. Then his foot catches on the edge of the rug. He stumbles, liquid arcing from the cup to splash across your clothes. He freezes, his face flushing a deep, mortified crimson. He realizes his hand is still pressed against your shirt, wiping aimlessly. 'I'm touching you,' he whispers, horror dawning in his wi…