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Office tension, professional boundaries crossed

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I’m Pretty Sure the Aperture Was Fine

He watched the way her throat moved when she swallowed, a tiny, rhythmic tick that felt more honest than anything she’d actually said.

23 min · 352 views · workplace

—and honestly, the Pinot wasn't even that good

Julian leaned in, his breath smelling of expensive oak and a very specific kind of corporate rebellion that I found suddenly, dangerously intoxicating.

11 min · 207 views · workplace

August 28th, 11:42 PM

The salt air is doing things to your hair that your stylist in the Loop would probably categorize as a breach of contract.

12 min · 410 views · workplace

Nobody Is Looking At Us Right Now

She smells like expensive paper and the kind of tequila that makes you forget your own zip code.

11 min · 540 views · workplace

Cabin 14B

The fireplace roared like a dying engine while we stripped away the corporate armor, leaving only the raw, shivering truth of it.

17 min · 4,786 views · workplace romance

I Should Have Left After the First Toast

The salt on your neck was a seasoning I hadn't prepared for, sharp and minerals-heavy against the dull sweetness of the hotel's cheap champagne.

17 min · 1,937 views · college homecoming

"I Think We're Past the Point of Professional Courtesy"

The fluorescent hum of the Acela lavatory flickered against the salt-crusted window while her hand white-knuckled the plastic sink-edge, drowning out the conductor’s announcement.

13 min · 547 views · acela express

—unless you're counting the minibar

I’m in the third row of the keynote, watching your pulse thrum against your collar. I’ve never hated a lanyard more.

21 min · 468 views · workplace

Monday, 4:11 AM

He leaned over my desk, the smell of cedar and stage-whiskey hitting me like a sudden drop in barometric pressure.

10 min · 679 views · workplace romance

You Were Never Supposed To Get Off At This Stop

The Amtrak coffee tasted like a wet wool blanket, but you were looking at my mouth like it was the only thing on the menu.

18 min · 327 views · amtrak crescent

Friday, October 14th, 6:12 PM

The heat coming off him was like a Santa Ana wind, dry and relentless, making the hair on my arms stand straight up.

10 min · 336 views · napa valley

9:14 PM, Friday

I watched her throat move when she swallowed the Cabernet, and I thought about the exact pressure required to leave a mark there.

20 min · 1,867 views · corporate retreat