workplace romance prompts
character a starts at a new firm and lo and behold the person in the office (character b) over is a childhood friend/high school ex
them racing each other to the office every morning
them walking in together and splitting up reluctantly to start their work day (esp if they work in diff departments or are keeping the relationship a secret)
them eating lunch together in the cafeteria
“have you eaten?” “no.” “be there in two.”
one leaving roses and lilies at the others desk every morning
office enemies to lovers !!! must i even say anything i have like a million enemies to lovers posts
rather than competing to make the other fail, challenging each other to work harder and become better at their job
“do you think we should tell anyone?” “i’m okay with whatever you want. i’m just glad you’re mine.”
them sending little sticky notes to each other during work
both of them sick of the job, huddled together in a corner, faces inches apart like “no, don’t quit. if you quit, then i’ll quit.” “if we both quit then our full time job can be loving each other.” “God you’re corny. i love it.”
“what do you need from me? i don’t need this job. i don’t need any of them, okay? i just want you.”
both of them just being passionate about their work together
working in the same office for years but never really running into each other until one meeting
“i am so tired i could sleep in lava.” “come, my love. i’ll carry you to the car.”
unfortunately, character a works with their ex. when they’re unwillingly arguing with them off to the side, character b happens to overhear and defends character a while pretending to be their current partner to shoo the ex off… but now the whole office thinks they’re dating
“maybe if you could do your job i wouldn’t have to correct you.” “maybe if you stopped correcting me you wouldn’t be getting fired.”
rather than working in the same office, one works in the actual office and the other works in the cafeteria, or the janitorial, or the front desk, or the print office
both of them snuck away and are hiding together, trying to keep their laughing fits as quiet as possible
^^ “stop laughing, i really have to get back to the conference in like five minutes!” “we can make it quick.” “STOP.”
“wait… you like ME??? i thought you liked (other colleague)???!!?!(“ “HELLO???? I LITERALLY SWITCHED TO YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR YOU!!!”
“i can’t believe we worked together for five years and i’ve literally never even seen you.”
both of them being able to rant about colleagues or bosses they can’t stand
“i admire you so much.” “stop.” “no, i’m serious. you do your job so damn well, i’m in awe of you.” “we have the same job.” “and you do it better!”
“race you to the cafeteria?” “always.”
disagreement on whether or not they should tell their other colleagues
i also caution everyone who wants to write a boss/colleague story! not that i’m saying it never works, those often get tricky with power dynamics and can ruin the romance aspect. otherwise happy writing :)