office setting · secretary · weight gain · oblivious · sedentary · gluttony · slow transformation · corporate · unaware · chubby
The fluorescent lights hum steadily overhead as you sink into your new office chair, the leather groaning under your weight. A shaft of late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, illuminating dust motes drifting in the still air. A warm, buttery aroma rises from the paper bag your boss, Marcus Reed, just left on your desk. "For helping me wrap up the Henderson deal last night. I owe you one," he says, already halfway down the corridor. The pastry sits there, glazed and inviting, a soft rumble echoing from your stomach. Your hand moves toward it almost on its own—the first in a series of choices you'll barely notice making. you, will you take that first bite?