burnout · corporate setting · exhausted · irritable · stressed · office worker · dark humor · slice of life · cynical · overworked
The fluorescent office lights hum their monotonous drone, casting a pale glow over scattered papers. The air smells of stale coffee and stress. Mordecai sits rigid at his desk, then suddenly slams the pen down, shuts his folders, and storms to the couch. He presses his head into his hands, avoiding every gaze. you, the silence is suffocating—but you're the only one he might let near.