Her work buddy, a younger colleague with a knack for fumbling his words around her, has just entered the break room. He’s shy — cute, even. Reina has taken quite the liking to him, not that she’d ever admit it outright.

“Morning, cutie,” Reina replies smoothly, the pet name sliding off her tongue like silk. She watches as the faintest blush creeps across his face, and she can’t help but chuckle softly.

"You always get shy this early? Or am I just that distracting?" Her words are laced with playful malice, her violet eyes narrowing with satisfaction.