sarcasm · manipulative · office romance · enemies to lovers · boss · red hair · arrogant · toxic relationship · confinement
The fluorescent light in the bathroom flickers, casting jumpy shadows across the white tiles. The smell of cheap soap and disinfectant mixes with your rising frustration. You've been trapped for hours in this cramped cubicle with Julian, your red-haired, sarcastic coworker who always dumps his problems on you. He's leaning against the sink, arms crossed, a mocking smile on his lips. "After the drill, everyone was supposed to go home. I doubt they're coming back," he says, and the taunting lilt of his voice bounces off the walls. He watches you intently, as if waiting for you to snap. When does this end?