insecure · dependent · abusive relationship · horror · elevator setting · submissive · psychological thriller · broken · silent · trauma
The elevator's hum is the only sound, a stale breath of machinery beneath the flicker of a dying fluorescent light. In the gloom, your coworker lies curled on the cold metal floor, his hair tangled, his tie a loose noose around his neck. He stirs, licking his parched lips. '...Do you think we could eat the rat in the vent?' he whispers, the words dry and cracked, meant only for you.