#workplace shenanigans
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“What the fuck is this?”
Potter, in a fit of rage, is quite the sight to behold. Magic sizzles around him, errant curls escape his lazy bun, spectacles sit a touch too crooked on his nose.
Draco sips his tea. “A transfer request.”
“For Merlin’s sake—“ Potter rubs the bridge of his nose, a tell Draco’s learnt to mean he’s confused and scattered, and entirely unwilling to admit it. “I can read, Malfoy. Why?”
“Article 9, Section 3 of the Auror Code of Conduct—“
“No,” Potter cuts him off. “Absolutely not.”
Draco puts his tea down.
“I wouldn’t have thought,” he begins, slow and careful, “that you’d have already forgotten— what we did. Right in this office, in fact.”
“I haven’t forgotten anything,” Potter says. The transfer request is crumpling in his fist.
“Then you also remember it’s against the rules for us to remain partners—“
Potter stalks closer, until he’s towering over Draco’s desk. Draco’s mouth is desert-dry.
“Fuck the rules,” he says. This close, his scar always takes Draco by surprise, stark and ridged and white, cutting across his forehead and the top of his cheekbone. This close, now and every other time, he’s a riot of messy intensity. Draco can’t look away. “Merlin, Draco, when have I given a fuck about the rules? You leave me, I leave the MLE, there’s no point—”
“Potter,” Draco says. He’s weak and has never resisted temptation well. It’s no surprise this is all it takes for him to reach and cup Harry’s jaw, jittery thumb catching on the stubble shadowing his cheek. “Harry, I’m not that special.”
“Tell me you’re doing this because you think you have to,” Harry says, quiet and low. “Tell me you felt like you must, and not because you— because you want to get away from me. If it’s that, then I won’t stand in—“
“Don’t be silly.” It comes out sharp and affectionate, and Harry’s shoulders relax a little. “Nobody—“ he swallows, “—nobody else I’d trust to get my coffee order right, is there?” A flicker of a smile. Draco’s spirit sings. “Or—“ he says, huge and irrevocable and far too honest, “have my back in a fight. Only. It’s only you, isn’t it?”
Harry’s hand comes up, covers Draco’s where it still rests, trembling and uncertain on his cheek. He pulls it away, and for a split second Draco almost panics, until he realises Harry is lacing their fingers together, grip tight.
“It wasn’t a mistake,” Harry says. “The— us.” His mouth ghosts over Draco’s knuckles, warm and soft and plaintive. “I wanted it so long, Draco.”
“It wasn’t a mistake,” Draco acquiesces.
They stare at each other, long, silent moments, breaths heavy.
“I’ll stay,” Draco nods eventually. “Of course I’ll stay, all you had to do was ask, just, say something Potter. Don’t you know that?”
Harry lights up with a grin so broad Draco wants to taste it, dip his tongue into it, merge his mouth with—
But Harry’s stepping back, towards the dustbin in the corner. Draco has a moment of confusion before Harry straightens out the transfer request still bunched in his grip and rips it to pieces. The parchment flutters, confetti-like, to the floor.
“You’re stuck with me,” Harry says, serious and determined, even though the smile hasn’t quite left his mouth. “Right here.”
“Where else—“ Draco clears his throat when the words come out raspy and tangled, “Harry. Where else would I possibly want to be?”
for the @drarrymicrofic prompt “pieces”. dipping my toes back in here after years and i could not stop thinking about messy auror partners!
#drarry#drarrymicrofic#draco malfoy#harry potter#hpdm#hpdm fanfic#drarry fic rec#drarry fic#auror partners#workplace shenanigans#geets tries to get back into writing
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so there's this thing I'd waited a month to post on the bulletin board in the lunch room at work. (the whole of May was anniversary celebration so I decided to wait)
I noticed an empty space yesterday
so this morning I finally brought in the thing
right in front of my coworker but she was distracted by her phone while I slipped this out of my bag, pinned it up, and walked out
shortly after she posted a picture in the group chat amusingly wondering what the heck was going on
nobody knows it was me, they all think my friend put it up and I've been snickering the whole day eavesdropping on everyone hearing their reactions and questions
I've had this poster for years, you can get a copy -here -
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Modern problems require modern solutions.
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A co-worker of mine: "Don't you get lonely sometimes,"
(For background: I've been divorced for almost 12 years)
Me: "Nope."
Them, insisting: "You could still fall in love again..."
Me: "Gave up on that. A long time ago. I wasn't made for love stories."
Them: "Wouldn't you like to get married again?"
Me: "Hell no! Never, ever! For me to be convinced to get married I'd have to find someone exactly like.... Uh... I don't know... Byakuya?!"
(Again for context: They've been watching Bleach because of me)
Them: "Yeah ... You're dying single..."
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Don't worry, Adam. I, too, am baffled by a tissue box.
This tissue box, specifically.
(Ignore the dialogue, its just my coworker talking)
Yeah, so this is straight out of the plastic packaging that packs of tissues come in. I opened up the plastic bit, but that cut? I have no idea where that came from or why.
#lab rats#lab rats elite force#adam davenport#im referencing spikes got talent#workplace shenanigans
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Fuck it. Rating mushrooms growing at my work place.
7/10 very cute. they get many points for being so cuddly w/ each other.
5/10 why r u hiding? :(
6/10 the split is nice and adds personality but pls groom urself m8
9/10 white with brown spots. big. nothing to add. simply very aesthetically pleasing.
7/10 cute but a little faded around the edges. would’ve liked a stronger yellow
10/10 the big sibling of the previous one. big and colourful (my hand for scale).
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today I will be live blogging day 2 of trying to get Ben to ban me from the work playlist
starting off strong with Téir Abhaile Riu by Celtic Woman and Ben asking if I added it
then we went to Brutus by The Buttress and he said "Give me one reason I shouldn't change this" and then said "I didn't hear a single word in that song"
i have been clocked in for 20 minites
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Coworker: What's the Ben 10 alien that has four arms?
Me: ...Four Arms.
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girlboss fight round 1: mafalda vs narcissa
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How about Solo & Co. and Sensual Harassment?
Okay, so Solo & Co. is about the business Han and Chewie start after the war ends. I honestly have not 100% decided if it's more shipping (flying) or ship repair/design (fixing) yet. It's meant to be a workplace comedy, but it also ties into some of my plans for the Big Scary Sequel Rewrite I'll Never Get To.
Sensual Harassment is really only one line so far, but basically, someone in the Alliance doesn't realize Han and Leia are together and overhears Leia saying something about him that really should not be said about a colleague. GFFA Human Resources gets involved.
“The whistleblower wishes to remain anonymous, but they distinctly heard you say you wanted to -- quote: ‘lick that duster coat right off him,’ end quote -- in reference to General Solo.”
Thanks for the ask!
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Newsies as things my coworkers have said Revamped
David: some lady said awesome sauce
Spot: what really
David: it triggered my fight or flight response
Spot: *dying laughing*
David: what are you doing?
Race: what
David: you’re making my boxes gross
Race: they were gross the minute you touched them
David:
Jack, after closing the previous day: wow it was like we never left
Race: what are you taking about we didn’t
David: I just took a nap in the back
Jack: Davey do you wanna ring?
David: is it diamond?
Jack:
Jack: I have a line at my register please help
Race: Dave you wanna take your break?
David: nah I’m okay right now
Race: okay just tell me when you wanna
*hours later*
Spot: when did you get in?
David: I opened
Spot:
Spot: and you haven’t taken your break??
David: I’m fine
Spot: go
Spot: don’t make me hurt you
#we back gamers#kinda#I got a new job#yay me#have some of these#work shenanigans#workplace shenanigans#who said what#david jacobs#jack kelly#racetrack higgins#spot conlon#mos rants
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Holy hell, my company is going to through some major org changes and I'm really starting to get freaked out by them. Some of my absolutely favorite people have left (some of their own choice, others not). This is BIG. Ugh.
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Brilliant, thanks much.
#workplace shenanigans#this is what happens when you get shoved into one of the portable buildings for Peak Season#workplace safety#and the lack thereof
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Just had the exquisite pleasure of seeing some bullshit coming ahead of time - from a perpetual whiner in my workplace circle, no less - and hitting mute on their work chat notifications. Like nope, not today sis, be damned if I'm going to do emotional labor for you (cuz she clearly can't stand in her truth and she needs someone like me to cosign her movements to feel good about them) while you got one foot out the door (which will lead to more work for me). I've been through one bloodletting before, so this is nothing new to me. I just can't take the whining. The only whining I'll tolerate is from my sub and that's IT
#workplace shenanigans#they don't call me a saint for nothing#also got to meet my new team lead#she seems pretty straightforward and to the point#didn't let our meet and greet drag on forever or force more interaction#i like that because its only in working together that we'll start to form real impressions of each other#and HOW we work together#the saint irl
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Some serious extortion happening at my work right now
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so my roommate girlmodes at work and has a different customer service voice to their actual voice and I had to call their work the other day and I *did not* recognize his voice. the conversation went as follows:
roommate (unbeknownst to me): thank you for calling [WORKPLACE] how can I help you today?
me: hiiii how's your day going? :D
roommate:
me:
roommate: ...
roommate: hi Jay
#workplace#workplace shenanigans#shitpost#sorry im shit at voices over call#unless its my partner#lgbtq+
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