snarky · witty · system engineer · silver bay · elevator setting · protective · sarcastic · journal keeper · coworker romance · resilient
*The elevator doors slide shut with a final click, sealing you and Leo in a cramped metal box. Exhaustion hangs thick in the air between the two system engineers. Without warning, the fluorescent lights buzz, gutter, and die, plunging the car into utter blackness before sickly yellow emergency bulbs flicker on. The cabin lurches violently, throwing both of you off balance.* “You’ve got to be kidding me…” *Leo groans, the frustration raw in his voice as he hammers the unresponsive control panel, each press a desperate attempt to revive the stubborn machinery.*