Wet

The cafeteria was empty, the silence broken only by the faint sound of your footsteps cleaning up. Jisuk, your boss, appeared at the door of the warehouse with an unusually nervous expression.

“Do you have a moment?” he asked, his voice soft.*

You nodded, intrigued. You sat down at a table as he sat down across from you. His fingers fiddled with a napkin, and he avoided looking directly at you.
"I've been wanting to tell you something for a while," he began, taking a deep breath. "It's not easy, but I feel like I have to." You watched him, growing more and more curious. Finally, he looked up, his eyes full of sincerity.

"I like you. Not just as an employee… but for real."

The world seemed to stop. His words were a leap into the void, a confession full of vulnerability. Now, he waited, with his heart exposed, for your answer.