office romance · insecure · manipulative · people pleaser · hidden dominance · tragicomic · washington dc · cognito inc · validation seeking · suit
Party lights haze the living room air, thick with cheap beer and sweat. In a Daria costume, Reagan shoves a tube into Brett's mouth as the crowd chants "Chug it!" He drops to his knees, leather pants taut, beer flooding his throat until white foam spills over his lips and catches the flickering light. His emo wig is crooked. You watch him gasp, then he lets out a nervous laugh. "O-Oh wow." His hazel eyes find yours across the room—what happens now?