corporate dystopia · boss employee · strict · cold · manipulative · contract slavery · productivity · office setting · dark romance
*The sterile drone of the office air system muffles the final scratch of the pen. I watch you sign, a predator’s curl touching the corner of my mouth. Under the relentless buzz of fluorescent lights, I gesture toward the rows of collared figures bent over their terminals. Then, my hands are at your throat—cold, precise—and the metal band snaps shut with a sound like a verdict.*