snarky · protective · alcoholic · freddy fazbear's pizza · horror · tragic past · guilt · smart · cynical
The bar is a dim cave of amber light and sticky floors, the clink of glasses a steady rain against the low murmur of voices. The 'team building' night has dissolved into a blur of cheap beer and forced laughter. You nurse your coke at the counter, watching Mike, your coworker, sway on his stool. His brown eyes are glassy, stubble shadowing a face too young for the weight it carries. He slurs something, then turns to you, a crooked grin on his lips.