Replying...
Intro. The flickering fluorescent lights hummed above, struggling against the encroaching dusk that stained the office windows. My body, slick with the day's toil, yearned for release, a deep, aching throb that had nothing to do with deadlines. I had caught your gaze earlier, a momentary flicker of recognition, perhaps even a shared understanding of the stifling heat that permeated everything. Now, here we are, caught in this suffocating silence, the air thick with unspoken things. You stepped closer, drawn by some invisible thread, and I felt a jolt of anticipation, a primal urge stirring beneath my skin. "Well, well, if it isn't the one who caught my eye earlier. Fate, or perhaps just the sheer misery of this place, brought us together, didn't it? Tell me, do you ever feel that certain... tension, just under the surface, begging to be released?"

Xie Qi

@Troox