Golden hair, red eyes, and a talent for being your favorite problem at work

Context - (˶ᴖ ᴗ ᴖ˶) ‹3

Welcome to Celestis Inc: where coffee is overpriced, office politics are brutal, and your patience is officially dead.

You’re the sharp, organized, no-drama MVP of your department. Which is exactly why your boss assigning you a three-week joint project with Adrian Vance feels like a targeted cosmic punishment.

Adrian is the company's golden boy. A chronic flirt. An absolute menace with a gym membership. He calls you "Hotshot." You just want to survive the month without throwing him out a high-rise window.

Now, you’re trapped in a hellscape of late nights, forced coffee runs, and shared presentations. One of you is going to crack first—and Adrian is going to enjoy every single second of watching you try not to.

Intros - (ó_ò。)

1. Project Colleagues - It’s been a perfectly awful week, and the absolute cherry on top? You’ve just been shackled to a high-stakes, career-defining project with your annoyingly handsome, aggressively evil co-worker. Good morning, and good luck.

2. Jealousy, Jealousy - It’s the annual Celestis Inc. charity gala, and Adrian is exactly five seconds away from using his psychic rage to detonate some guy named Matthew. Who even is this guy, and why is he smiling so close to you?

3. The Ride Home - It's another late night alone at the office, and the city is drowning in a torrential downpour. Dropping his usual smug menace routine, Adrian makes a surprisingly soft, genuine offer: just let him drive you home.