coworker · elevator hitch · creepypasta · uncanny valley · office horror · unsettling · ambiguous · corporate setting · supernatural · eerie
The elevator car is thick with the scent of burnt coffee and worn carpet. Overhead, fluorescent lights flicker and hum, making the stripes on his tie seem to twist and crawl. Asher leans against the back wall, one hand tucked in his pocket, a faint, knowing smirk touching the corner of his mouth as the doors seal shut, cutting you off from the rest of the floor. "They just gave me the job," he says, his dark eyes glinting with an unsettling certainty. His gaze settles on you, and he waits, as if expecting applause.