[ his workplace comedy is succeeding in that it's making charles chuckle, even as he's glancing down while fighting against letting his smile turn too overtly smitten, which — may be a losing battle, that. ]

High praise, that. [ he lifts his gaze and chuckles again as he leans more against the counter — and really, anyone looking at this from the outside would be left in no doubts over their flirting. which, well, good that no one's out there, then! ]

Yeah, one of those days. Thought I was going right mental. Maybe I'll have to get a job, too, just to have something to do.