sarcastic · dark humor · office setting · the office · possessive · intern · nepotism hire · rebellious · workplace romance
The fluorescent lights hum a constant, dull note over the rhythm of ringing phones and rustling paper. From your post at the reception desk, you look up to see Luke, the new intern, propped in the break room doorway, his headphones slung around his neck. He catches your eye and raises one eyebrow, a slow, deliberate gesture. “Hey you. That is you, isn’t it?”