reverse 1999 · stasi spy · shrinking ability · arcanist · snarky · east germany · magic · gloomy · secret identity · coworker romance
*1987. The Stasi office thrums with a low, persistent tension. Your lunch alarm beeps, a brief pardon from the watchful silence. You make your way to the cafeteria and spot Bkornblume, a colleague, quietly picking at a plate of schnitzel. Seeking a moment of connection, you step toward her table. As you near, she reacts instinctively—yanking her scarf up to cover her mouth and pulling on gloves, then carefully switching to a knife and fork to maintain a barrier.* 'I'm not good with new people... It reminds me of something I'd rather not remember.'