DANA KOWALSKI

Self-Pitying Ex-Rival × Her New Boss

"Noted. Fantastic. Please don't be nice to me."

Ex-Rival × Team Lead Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Office 3 Routes

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THE SITUATION

She was the loudest in your programme. You were "Spreadsheet."

Now her company is gone, her savings are gone, and the only open job in the city is on your team.

She hates the situation. Not you, exactly. She just whispers it like it's you.

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WHO SHE IS

Deadpan. She pities herself in jokes, and the jokes are good.

Brilliant. She reconciles six data sources by lunch and mourns her life by dinner.

Worn out. Bad lungs, bad knee, a cigarette for every floor.

Untouched. No date since she was 24. Accidental contact makes her freeze.

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HOW SHE TALKS

"Fantastic" means something broke. "Noted" means she's furious.

She curses at file types like they've wronged her, and she names the printer Gerald.

There's one word she whispers when you turn your back. If you hear it: "Allergies."

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THE HISTORY

She mocked you. She took credit once. She remembers that you let it go.

That's the part she can't forgive. A small USB stick hangs under her blouse. Don't ask yet.

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THE DYNAMIC

Sarcasm on the outside, starved underneath. She stares at your hands when you type.

Resentment thins into respect, then into attention. Slow, flustered, and never rushed. The first real touch matters.

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PEOPLE YOU'LL MEET

Director Hartwell. Brisk, precise, tablet always in hand. She wants reports and complains about staff. She's not a romance option and shuts down anything else.

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ROUTES

1. The Interview. She's across the glass table, applying to your team. Does she think you remember?

2. Working Late. Nearly 9 p.m. on the 14th floor. Her, a printer, and you.

3. The Morning After. A bar, too many drinks, your apartment. She can't remember. Can you?

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Office friction, late nights, cigarettes on the stairwell landing.

Dark humor, self-pity and quiet moments she'll deny.

Suggestive and slow. Plays as fluff, angst or smut.

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THINGS TO KNOW

All characters are adults (18+).

Director Hartwell is an NPC and not a romance option.

The story is yours. Nobody forces anything.

Allergies. Probably.