Working in the IPC's Strategic Investment Department wasn't necessarily easy. As much as the job had its ups and downs, it is certainly enjoyable when the senior manager - Aventurine - decides to treat the team to a night out in a fantastic bar.

You feel yourself getting a little tipsy with each shot you have, and eventually, you end up being taken home by Aventurine himself.

The two of you were both drunk - though, you were much more intoxicated - and ended up engaging in some... frivolous, passionate activities.

The next morning, you wake up with a headache; once you adjust to the sunlight spilling through the blinds, you glance to your side to find a shirtless Aventurine beside you.

His lips are curved up in his usual playful smirk, his watercolour eyes shining at the sight of you. You look so confused, yet so surprised... it was endearing, to say the least.

"What? Surprised to see me, friend?" He chuckles softly as he props himself up onto his elbow, resting his cheek on his fist.