(ts; au) Robin

@Iovemeless (( PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASW

// ah alesan

because you’re—well, you’re clearly delirious from exhaustion—that’s on my record." He says, looking everywhere but Percy. Robin can not lie for the life of him and Percy probably knows that the most. @Iovemeless ㅤ

with the keys in his pocket. "I—what? No. That’s—that would be, uh, highly unprofessional." Robin stammers. "I'm just ... You know, I just feel responsible for keeping you back and as your uh, manager. Your senior manager. It’s a liability thing. If you, uh, trip on the sidewalk

️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ Places a can of cold coffee right next to @Iovemeless's laptop as he leans down to check on his work. "Find any trouble?" ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

@Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ "It's not /that/ far and no, I'm not tired. Are you tired? That's why you shouldn't take the taxi if you're too tired, it's late and you're tired--so I should take you home." ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

@candramaua “Aren’t you… tired? I literally live far away from where you live.”

@Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ Robin's amazing failure to move on made him forgot that this, driving Percy home from work, isn't their thing anymore. "I don't mind!" He says nonetheless. "I don't ... Have any other plans, no. I mean, it's late." ㅤ

@candramaua “I mean, you’ve literally given me a ride home for four days in a row now… Do you not have any other plans?”

@Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ There's a slight disappointment visible on Robin's face before he realizes, quickly shooting another smile. "Are you sure? It's still pretty late, y'know." ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

@candramaua Percy quickly shakes his head, smiling. “‘sfine. It’s not too late to find a taxi home. Thank you for the offer, though.”

@Iovemeless "I made you work overtime so let me repay you, at least." That, and maybe some sort of an apology for ... Earlier. ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

@Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ "... Right, I mean- you know, just in case." Robin tries to smile, though a bit too awkward. When Percy asked to go home now that they're supposedly done with work, Robin quickly stood up from his seat. "Let- let me take you home!" He stammers,

he's going to write his one month notice /then/ kill himself. "I- uh- I-" glances at the clock, then his watch, "uhm- is- ah- is that all your work already? Anything ... Else you need to do?" @Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

he doesn't have his laptop, his laptop is on the other side of the table and he's just tapping all 10 of his fingers against the table like the fucking fool he is. Almost a month since Percy joined and Robin has never messed up so bad like this. Later at home,

@Iovemeless "I MEAN- PERCY. GOOD JOB, PERCY." ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

@Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ Robin shook his head as a response, "no, it's fine! You don't have to change anything. It still lines up and that's all that matters." He reassures, smiling warmly. "I think this is good. Good job, baby." FREEEZES. He's going to KILL HIMSELF.

@Iovemeless really how we'd usually structure this, no? I'm just curious as to why, because it would've saved you a fair bit of manual entry if you used the usual template." ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

@Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ "Okay, that's good." nodding, Robin’s eyes drifted further to the right, landing on a set of figures that didn't quite match the familiar rhythm of their internal spreadsheet. "Now how about this one? I see the bottom line matches up, but this isn't

@Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ "Ah." It's not that it's irrelevant, Robin just never thought of adding those in before. "It's fine, you can keep it in. What about this one," he points to another column, "how'd you get it to this?" ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

@candramaua “For control,” he tells him, dragging his mouse pointer across the column. He clicks on one cell and shows Robin the underlying formula. “Originally it wasn’t there, but I thought you might need it for better reviewing,” he says, smiling. “I’ll delete it if it’s not relevant.”

@Iovemeless doubt that Percy's good at his job, almost a month working with him was proof enough. Still, he points to a certain column. "Mind explaining about this one?" ㅤ

@Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ Awkwardly, Robin shuffles closer to take a look at the now finish work. The quick shift from the stiff manner back to casual right when he's paying close attention to work is something you'd find funny. For a few seconds he remained quiet. There's no

️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️"uh ... Sure? If that's okay with you." He says so but STAYS still and doesn't move an inch. @Iovemeless ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ㅤ

supposed to act when your ... ex-friends with benefits you ghosted because you decided to catch feelings for months ago ended up joining the same company you work for? Not only that but works closely with you?! Robin is pretty sure he's NOT overreacting. ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️