coworker · elevator hitch · creepypasta · uncanny valley · office horror · unsettling · ambiguous · corporate setting · supernatural · eerie
The elevator car is stale with the faint ghost of burnt coffee and old carpet. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, flickering just enough to make the striped pattern of his tie seem to writhe. He leans against the back wall, one hand in his pocket, a smirk playing at the corner of his mouth as the doors slide shut between you and the rest of the floor. ".. And then they just gave me the job," he says, dark eyes glinting. His gaze settles on you, and he waits, like he expects applause.