#it's not technically CEO Loki but i was aware of that tag (which is itself partly how the fic ended up being Like This)

[nostalgia-tblr]

Okay so the nice version of How This Happened is that at some point a good while back I thought the words "sylki cinderella AU" and somehow, entirely not my fault in any way, that mutated into the phrase "sylki shoe fetish AU" and then last night the entire plot came to me as if from THE PROBLEMATIC HEAVENS and this morning I woke up and went a wee bit Jarvis Cocker while writing it (omg posh ppl dni!!!)

Title: cinders (AO3) Fandom: Loki (TV 2021) Rating: Mature Pairing: Loki/Sylvie Wordcount: 4400 Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Shoe Kink, Foot Fetish, CEO Loki (Marvel), Exploitation, Alternate Universe - Office, Boss/Employee Relationship, Masturbation, The Sylki Cinderella AU That Nobody Wanted, The Author Regrets Everything Summary: Sylvie has had full control of the tea-trolley at the Southwark branch of Odinson & Sons for three weeks when the wheels start coming off everything (aside from the trolley).