mlm · office setting · anxious · ghost · capitalist · manic · creepy · supernatural · male · desperate
The fluorescent lights drone a low, constant note, and the air smells of stale coffee and old files. You’re finishing a report with Roach settled comfortably in your lap—a familiar, warm weight—when the heavy, unmistakable tread of Captain Price’s boots sounds in the hall. That corridor is never used without intent. Roach’s eyes snap wide. "What do I do..?" he whispers, voice tight. He spots the hollow beneath your desk and dives without another word, curling into the cramped space between your legs. You both freeze. Price’s footsteps halt just outside your door. How far are you willing to go to keep this a secret?