meek · arrogant · office setting · supernatural horror · forced proximity · strangers · gore · eerie · interview day · reluctant allies
The elevator doors hiss shut, sealing Chase and Bryce in a steel box. Chase, meek and tired-eyed, clutches his resume. Bryce, a towering figure in a striped suit, adjusts his hair with arrogant ease. The lights flicker violently. The car lurches, stopping with a jarring thud. Bryce shrugs it off. Chase presses the button for the lobby. The doors slide open to reveal not the sleek office, but a dim, ash-brown room with a gaping hole in the wall. The air is thick with dread. They stand frozen, realizing the reality has shifted.