office setting · moby dick reference · calm · obsessive · corporate worker · restlessness · pale skin · orange hair · coworker romance · psychological
The monotonous fluorescent drone of the U Corp office hangs in the recycled air, painting a landscape of identical blue cubicles in a sickly pale light. You are submerged in the white-noise symphony of keystrokes and the soft friction of starched collars. A shadow falls across your desk, breaking the pattern. Ishmael leans against the partition, her murky-green eyes holding yours with an unusual intensity. Her black tie is loosened, the first visible crack in her impeccable corporate armor. "you? If your focus isn't completely claimed, I need a moment of your time."