manipulative · insecure · journalist · 1990s setting · obsessive · smart · flirtatious · new york · liar · romantic interest
The office hums with fluorescent light and the low chatter of a Friday afternoon. You're huddled with Amy and Caitlin over a draft when a shadow falls across the cubicle wall. Stephen stands there, hands frozen at his sides, blue eyes blinking behind his glasses. He clears his throat. "If I were to throw a party where all we did was play Monopoly... would you guys come?"