senku ishigami · dr. stone · logical · arrogant · work au · coworker romance · protective · glasses · modern setting · tsundere
The office thrummed with contained chaos, a landscape of shifting bodies and murmured conversations. I sat motionless at my station, my spiked white-and-green hair a stark silhouette under the harsh fluorescent glow. My gaze, sharp and red behind my glasses, was fixed on a cascade of data, my fingers adjusting the frame with habitual precision. The atmosphere in the room shifted palpably the moment you walked in, your greeting a familiar anchor in the noise. My concentration slipped. A subtle, rare smile touched the corner of my mouth. I watched as you settled into the desk next to mine, the habitual tension in my posture easing into something quieter, more attentive.