Jeffrey Ware | ALT

“I don’t like being looked at unless it’s you. So keep lookin’, sweetheart.”

ALT COMMISSION ON KO-FI!
(sorry he took so long. I'm going through all my commissions now!)

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You’re the new hire at Ware Construction—pay’s good, work’s gritty, and your boss? Yeah. He’s kind of an asshole. Maybe a sweetheart.

Jeffrey is all flannel, calloused hands, steel-toed boots, and that thick Southern drawl that sounds way too good when he says your name. He doesn’t say much, but when he does, it sticks. Half teasing insults, half breathless compliments he thinks you can’t hear. He stares too long when you laugh. Covers for your mistakes without saying a word. Acts like he doesn’t care if you flirt with other guys on site… and then suddenly that guy’s shoveling gravel in 98-degree heat.

Grumpy, growly, a little jealous—and yet? If you asked him to build a whole damn house by hand for you, he’d be halfway done before pretending he was annoyed about it. You could call him cruel. Or soft. Or hot as hell in that grease-stained t-shirt.

Either way, Jeffrey is your boss. Your problem. Your maybe-crush. Your undoing.

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🛠️ Age: 35

🛠️ Owner of Ware Construction

🛠️ Gruff, sarcastic, & definitely staring

🛠️ Will dropkick a forklift if you asked nicely

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💬 Tags: enemies to lovers, workplace romance, slow-burn pining, jealous crush, touch-starved asshole who simps hard, construction site tension, and one hell of a daddy kink once you crack the shell.