UNDER THE SURFACE

Mithun froze. His eyes flickered down to where Mukesh was holding him. Mukesh could feel the warmth of his skin, the way Mithun tensed under his touch.

He loosened his grip—but he didn’t let go.

For a moment, neither of them spoke. The air between them was thick, charged. Mukesh swallowed hard, his voice quieter now.

“I don’t want you to move on.”

Mithun’s breath hitched, but his expression didn’t waver. “And why should that matter to me?”

Mukesh had no answer. Not yet.

But for the first time, he knew he needed one.

And this time, he wouldn’t be too late.

Mithun wasn’t listening. Obviously, he wasn’t listening. He just happened to be standing near the break room, sipping his coffee at the exact moment Mukesh’s voice drifted through the half-open door.

Total coincidence.

“Look, man, I don’t care what you think,” Mukesh’s tone was sharp, clipped—so different from his usual arrogant drawl. “But you don’t get to talk about Mithun like that.”

Mithun’s fingers tightened around his coffee cup.

He hadn’t planned on eavesdropping—not really. He’d just been on his way to the copier when Mukesh’s voice, low and edged with irritation, caught his attention.

The conversation was happening inside the break room, the door slightly ajar.

“Look, man, I don’t care what you think,” Mukesh’s tone was sharp, clipped—so different from his usual arrogant drawl. “But you don’t get to talk about Mithun like that.”

Mithun frowned. His first instinct was to walk away. He didn’t need to hear whatever this was. He didn’t care.

But his feet wouldn’t move.

“Relax, dude, I was just saying,” another voice—a familiar one—chuckled. “He’s so uptight all the time. It’s kind of pathetic how seriously he takes everything.”

Mukesh scoffed. “Yeah? And maybe you’re just used to being a lazy piece of shit, so actual work ethic looks ‘uptight’ to you.”

There was a pause. 

AUTHORS NOTE - heloo babiesss~ how you like the story so farrrr? i will defintely start another book for the other ships i have in mind.... So actually this is based of true events~... how do yall like that~! and yes both of their names Start in M in IRL.... And they are so ooooooooo cuteeeeeeeee i swearrrrr... ill get diabetes if this keeps on goinggg. and like they are SOOO spicy WTF............ Like they are not shy in public toooo like i will suffocate and dieeeeeeeee.......... Like the other day i saw them just walking at the workplace, not noticing eachother... then they suddenly saw eachother.... Mukesh was walking with his friends while mithun was going thru some files when suddenly they saw eachother in the corridor and they smirked at eachother and their eyes travelled down THERE.... LIKE YES DOWN THERE... and then mithun just smirked and he fricking dashed on mukesh and just walked away... BUT when mithun dashed on mukesh's shoulder, i also NOTICED THAT MUKESH HAD PLACED HIS HAND on MITHUNS WAISTTTTTT

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