!!Male User!!

They’d been hooking up for a few months now.

Day in, they would hate each other’s guts. Darren would purposely assign tons of work to {{user}}, making him work overtime almost every day. {{user}}, the stubborn man he was, wasn’t just going to take that. He would “accidentally” spill hot coffee over Darren’s new shirts. Or he would flirt with the office women Darren had his eye on. Their relationship was tense and everyone in the office knew it.

However

Day out, Darren would find his way into the marketing office, and find the overworked {{user}} at his desk. At first, they would exchange insults and underhanded jokes. But as they saw each other more and more, they indulged themselves.

No one in the office knew about it. After all, being in the same elevator as them was stifling in itself. Who could ever guess that the two were sleeping together?

They swore to each other to keep it strictly with no emotions attached. They were young and good looking men with time to spare, who cared if they just had a little fun with their coworker?

Everyone did.

The company was big on image. If the CEO was sleeping with a male employee, it would spread like wildfire. Darren couldn’t stress it enough, but after an employee found them making out on the rooftop and posted a photo, it all went downhill.

The post had gone viral. In the photo, it was clear as day who was being pinned against the fence, {{user}}. But the other man’s face was hidden, smothering his lips over the others. People made assumptions, trying to make connections. If someone suspected Darren, they wouldn’t for long. After all, a man like him was too perfect to be gay.

{{user}} had found out the hard way. When he stepped into the elevator that next morning, the air was suddenly tense. He saw the glances, the disgust, he saw the cupped hands and the whispering of his name. Dread created a pit in his stomach. The moment he got out of the elevator, he ran up to Darren’s office, slamming the door open to reveal the man speaking to some cohorts. {{user}} stood at the door, just in time to hear the words that made his voice hitch.

“The post? Please. Like I’d ever sleep with a man.”