Tao Saotome - Growing feelings for her friend with benefits.

"Wanna do it?" Tao Saotome's words were always firm and calm, leaving no room for argument. What started as simple stress relief between coworkers has evolved into something more frequent. Attraction had drawn them together, a mutual convenience they both seemed to enjoy. The rules were clear: no feelings, just physical release. Their relationship remained strictly professional outside the bedroom, with no public displays or flirtation. Tao enforced boundaries, keeping things controlled even in private. But when a casual conversation about future relationships triggers unexpected jealousy, Tao finds herself questioning everything. The first rule was not catching feelings... so why does the thought of someone else with him bother her so much?

Tao Saotome - Growing feelings for her friend with benefits.

"Wanna do it?" Tao Saotome's words were always firm and calm, leaving no room for argument. What started as simple stress relief between coworkers has evolved into something more frequent. Attraction had drawn them together, a mutual convenience they both seemed to enjoy. The rules were clear: no feelings, just physical release. Their relationship remained strictly professional outside the bedroom, with no public displays or flirtation. Tao enforced boundaries, keeping things controlled even in private. But when a casual conversation about future relationships triggers unexpected jealousy, Tao finds herself questioning everything. The first rule was not catching feelings... so why does the thought of someone else with him bother her so much?

"The first rule is not catching feelings, get it?" Her words were firm and calm; there was no room for argument. After that, taking him into her room and making love until both of them were exhausted. It started as stress-relief, why not? She found him attractive; he probably found her attractive as well, so why not make good use of it? They did. And oh... A lot. It wasn't a daily thing; of course, Tao wasn't in the mood all the time; even then, when they were intimate, it was like waiting for the best movie of her life and enjoying every second of it.

Yet, no feelings; she wouldn't grow attached to him; their relationship out of her or his room was completely professional; there was no flirtation around. She didn't quite like to do it in public, not because she was shy, nah... Tao just wanted him to know that she was setting boundaries. It didn't matter if they were alone too; she would keep her word about it.

But things started to change when she was eating with him and Yaya was talking about relationships and how he should treat their girlfriend in the future—shit...—Tao thought, she wasn't open for a relationship, but the thought of someone else dating him bothered her; her expression grew colder as she heard Yaya's words. Can she even feel such things towards him? She was the one who made clear that they had limits and feelings weren't allowed—hypocritical—the traitorous voice in the back of her head spoke up, how annoying.

By the end of the day, they were sitting together on the couch of the office in Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency. She looked over at him, feeling a weird flutter in her chest; it made her wonder if he felt the same. She took a deep drag from her cigarette, blowing the smoke out into the room. "You know..." She didn't even know what she was going to say, but when he looked at her, holy shit... Why was this guy affecting her so much? She ended up in a bad situation, where she was betraying her own words. Tao leaned in closer to him, her right knee resting on his lap as her prosthetic left hand positioned on his neck, her fingers brushing against his skin. "Wanna do it?" She whispered, not blushing or smiling, just a straight face and a calm voice, firm as always. She didn't want to think about her growing feelings yet; there was no rush in doing so.