A Single Rose

[sirhugs]

For a romance writer, which I most assuredly am not.

All I have is the introductory lead in:

Sally , a bright but hardworking young lass dedicated to getting ahead in her office job, is surprised that each morning when she arrives, there is a fresh red rose in a vase on her desk. No one will tell her where it comes from...

That's it, that's all. Not much. I'm sorry.

 

[wheelchair27]

The rose could be coming from a handsome but shy male co-worker who secretly loves sally but he is so shy that he can't tell her how much he truly loves her.

 

[sirhugs]

The rose could be coming from a handsome but shy male co-worker who secretly loves sally but he is so shy that he can't tell her how much he truly loves her.

perhaps that fellow in the wheelchair?

 

[Euphony]

More drama please.

Office is male dominated perhaps by nature of the industry (construction, etc)

Guys come and go by the bucketfulls as she is a rare flower the bees can sniff at. She knows everyone yet cant place it.

Only one other female whom she quickly befriends as a fellow female. They play the "well it could be him" game all the time. Except the friend has a secret. Its her leaving the roses and she uses the friendship to not only be closer to her but make sure whats shes doing every morning is making her lady love happy.

Plenty of conflict to go around. Old company, old values. Possible "outting" if the office girl flips out/misreads her genuine friendship as "trying to score" like all the guys in the company. Boys will go utterly stupid if they find out theres a lesbian at work, thinking "they're all like in pornos" thereby making her day to day a living hell.

Guy girl is a bit standard and shes going to question ANY guy who pays her even the slightest bit of attention. Another girl wouldnt trip off her radar as likely and allows you to let the character genuinely interact with her "love" without the love being on to it from the start.

 

[Euphony]

For a romance writer, which I most assuredly am not.

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Liked my romance offering but dont limit yourself to the box. Think outside of it, even with time honored cliches...

Lesbian: see above
Voyeur: flower leaver never actively pursues her, just gets off on her getting giggly
LW: Well somebody has to die, next husband in line please!
Humor: Shes allergic to lillies and damn it if every day theres not one on her desk
Non human: The clown fish in the tank is in love with her.
Celeb: ZOMG, we are TOTALLY working from a trailer on site at Brad Pitts (or whomever you likes) house!
Trans: Gotcha! Boy wouldnt that cure a lot of the fellas from wolf whistling at random women passing by for life.

 

[joseph20]

Thanks for the valuable information.

 

[wheelchair27]

Sirhugs: perhaps he is wheelchair bound but i was thinking maybe he is tall dark and handsome but nerdy and a book worm but whenever he sees sally he starts sweating his tongue swells up and he can't talk and he hears the sound church bells ringing in his ears.

 

[Treasured]

I personally like the wheelchair, everyone writes about tall dark and handsome.
Here would be my spin;

He is in upper management. He has been with the company since they started. First out in the field. Until he was injured on the job. She is his personal assistant, a single mom who works many nights after everyone leaves, and coming in on weekends to make ends meet.

 

[wheelchair27]

Treasured: I like that idea and everyday before Sally comes in he puts a single rose on her desk but does not tell her who is leaving the rose until at some point later in the story the leading man gets caught by sally and he spills his guts tell her how he feels about her then the story goes from there.