During the first few days, (F/n) was stiff around Miguel since she was still not used to him being so close to her. There are instances when he would jokingly tell her that he will kick her out of the project if she continues to be jittery around him.
As time passed, she gradually calmed down and worked without flinching at Miguel's voice. The girl has noticed that this man is very dedicated to his work, sometimes to the point where it badly affects his mood. She would silently sigh as he paced back and forth in the lab room, blasting out curse words in Spanish. Despite being quite an angsty person, he earned some of (F/n)'s respect. There is a clear reason why he was chosen as the department head compared to a man named Aaron Delgato.
Bit by bit, the project gained impressive progress as the two bonded over their shared work. This allowed them to be a bit more open to each other, learning tidbits of information about their lives.
"You have a fiancée?!" (F/n) let out a gasp of disbelief.
"Yes, I do." Miguel snapped back. "Why don't you just dig your nose in the paperwork instead of my life?"
The girl rolled her eyes at his statement. Whoever the lucky girl is, (F/n) sincerely admires how she decided to marry this moody man. If it were her, she would probably jump off a building.
Miguel's phone started ringing, making him let out an annoyed grunt. He begrudgingly answered the call while he continued working.
"Yes sir....But that is so soon...."
(F/n) can't help but overhear the conversation. It sounded quite urgent and based on her partner's facial expressions, it probably has to do with the project they are currently working on.
Ending the call, Miguel let out an exhausted sigh as he facepalmed. He looks even more irritated than before.
"Are you okay, partner?" (F/n) asked, shooting him a look of concern.
"The company president wants us to start the testing process tomorrow."
The girl let out a huff of disbelief.
"Aren't they rushing it?" She crossed her arms. " There are still a lot of things we need to sort out."
"I asked to postpone it to another date though he's pretty dead set on starting it tomorrow. " Miguel ran his fingers through his warm brown hair, his eyebrows scrunched together in a straight line.
(F/n) could feel her stress meter rising to the peak. It was absurd of the company president to rush the project.
"Where do you think you're going?" He asked, shooting her a look of disbelief as the girl approached the door.
She turned around to face him, a tired look plastered on her face.
"I'm getting lunch." She stated flatly. "You can join me if you want so that we can discuss it while we eat."
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The two walked out of the Alchemax building, on their way to the nearest café. Usually, both of them would rather eat in the cafeteria but (F/n) managed to convince Miguel to eat somewhere else.
' We are practically just wasting our time.' Miguel silently thought to himself as he walked side by side with his partner.
He took a glance at her, observing the calm expression plastered across her face. For some reason, he could feel himself relaxing around her despite having constant bickering in the lab. Was it because she is on par with him? Or the fact that seemed to treat him like a regular person?
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A Spider's Web
Fiksi Penggemar"With great responsibility, comes with great guilt." ~Cross-posted in AO3~
