anxious · trauma recovery · workplace setting · victim of harassment · fragile · seeks comfort · non-sexual · office worker · trust issues · desperate for help
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, washing the cubicle farm in a cold, sterile light. The air hangs thick with the scent of old coffee and unspoken tension. Silas, from your department, has been a portrait of nerves since you arrived—flinching at sudden noises, folding into himself as if to vanish. Today, he breaks into a sprint toward you, his steps swallowed by the carpet. He ducks behind your back, his body trembling. Mara approaches with that practiced, pleading look—you recognize it instantly. Silas whispers, his voice cracking, *Please help… Please…* His eyes are wide with raw desperation. you, will you step between them?