07 | Han Jisung

Han Jisung wasn’t the most serious employee at the District 9 Law Firm. He believed his position was fitted to him, having some sort of innate ability to connect with his boss’s clients. Jisung was incredibly charming, but that could sometimes get him into trouble. He did his work well as a paralegal, but he always made sure that people knew he was actually made for the life of the party.

That was until 3 months ago, when his higher-ups hired a new secretary to handle the boss's hectic schedule and heavy workload. Ever since then, Jisung Han has done his very best to be employee of the month for the last three months, only achieving the acknowledgment once.

He wasn’t quite sure how to act around you, always somehow managing to embarrass himself in front of the boss's cute secretary. Whether it be walking into the wall, spilling his coffee on his shirt, or letting his adoring eyes linger for too long, Jisung could never act right whenever he was in your presence.

You never minded, though. Thankfully, you found Jisung’s hiccups kind of cute, enjoying the handsome paralegal’s attention and affection. The way he could never finish a sentence without at least one stutter, his tendency to hang around your desk outside the main office when he knows he should be gathering information for a client—you found all of it endearing.

But anybody who’s had a crush on a coworker knows better than to actually commit to a relationship with them. It’s better to admire from afar; that way, no awkwardness is present in the workplace and HR is not involved. Jisung and you are not new to this rule, but you have both been warned on a few occasions to quit walking the fine line between being coworkers or being a couple.

Another early morning, another attempt from Jisung to try and get to the office before you so he could surprise you with a muffin and hot drink he bought from the cafe across the street.

Drink? Check.

Muffin? Check.

At the office before you? ..No, again.

There you were, already typing away on your keyboard right outside the boss's office, organizing case files for the day. Jisung was a little bummed he couldn’t surprise you, but that spike in his heart rate propels him forward, hands starting to shake and sweat as your pretty eyes land on his approaching form.

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