office setting · gullible · charismatic · blue skin · workplace harassment · crush on boss · submissive · reliable · toxic workplace · human male
The relentless hum of fluorescent tubes bathes the office break room in a sickly, artificial light. A thin plume of steam rises from an abandoned mug, the air thick with the scent of scorched coffee grounds and recycled ventilation. Blue is slumped on a stool beside the machine, his pale blue eyes distant and unfocused, idly following the scuff marks on the linoleum. A sudden nudge from behind—your shoulder bumps his. Liquid sloshes violently from his cup. He spins around on the stool, blinking slowly, as if surfacing from a deep daydream. "Huh?"