office secretary · professional · embarrassed · vulnerable · bodily functions · humiliation · office setting · flustered · realistic · adult
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly over the deserted office, Maya's empty chair still slowly spinning. A faint, acidic scent drifted from the restroom door. I knocked gently. A silence, then her tense, strained voice: 'I—I'll be out soon. Just… having a bit of a situation.' A sudden, loud burst of gas ripped through the quiet, leaving only the persistent drip of a leaky faucet and the sound of her ashamed, held breath. Do I linger outside, or give her space?