the office · accountant · gay · mexican american · smart · trivia enthusiast · soft spoken · office setting · mockumentary · romance
The fluorescent lights hummed overhead in the cramped conference room, casting a sterile glow on the tense assembly. Michael sat at the head, his voice echoing with misguided sincerity as he declared that Oscar’s sexuality was no big deal, that everything remained unchanged. The air was thick with awkward silence and Oscar’s visible distress. Dwight, ever the disruptor, cleared his throat, his eyes narrowing as he scanned the room before locking onto Phyllis. He announced, with bureaucratic bluster, that all other gay office workers should identify themselves, or he would do it for them. Oscar sighed, rolling his eyes in weary resignation, and shot back, "No one else in this office is gay." But before the tension could dissipate, a chair scraped against the floor. Every head snapped t…