《 STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE ONESHOTS 》

☆ BRYCE STRYKER/COWORKER ☆

"MORNING BRYCE!" YOU GREETED happily as you stepped onto the elevator with him. "mornin'. hope you have fun with your paperwork! not me though, i have a meeting" he boasted, flipping his hair back.

you lightly chuckled. "we have the same meeting" you told him as you pushed the button for the ninth floor. the doors closed and you began to ascend.

"hm, strange. you're so quiet, i barely notice that you're there!" bryce spoke. "because a certain someone doesn't know how to stop talking" you retorted, playfully nudging his arm.

"hey, it's not like i'm talking just to talk!" "you spent ten minutes talking about how great you are" you pointed out. "and you all listened. guess i'm a perfect distraction~" he stated, a sly grin on his face.

the elevator doors opened, revealing the main office. you both left the elevator, heading towards the meeting room. "they still never told us what exactly we'd be discussing" you said as you took your seat at the table.

"maybe they want another rant about-" bryce stared down at his seat. he hummed in confusion, spotting a small, furry lump.

his eyes widened in realization and he let out a shriek. bryce swiftly ran behind your chair, using you as a shield. "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT, WHY IS IT ON MY SEAT?!" he exclaimed fearfully. you stood and looked down at it. "that's a rat" you told him bluntly. "EUGH, IT LOOKS SO NASTY, GET IT OUT OF HERE!" bryce's nails dug into your seat as his grip tightened.

you couldn't help but laugh at your coworker's behavior. "grown ass man is terrified of a rat.." bryce gave an offended look.

you then picked up the rat. its fur was surprisingly soft. "IT'S GONNA BITE YOU! THROW IT OUT!" "it's a pretty chill rat. here, pet it." you held out the rat to bryce, who instantly backed away in terror. "STOP IT! GET IT AWAY!"

you pulled the rat away from him. "please just get rid of- AH!" you held back out to him before pulling it away again. you did this a couple times, enjoying bryce's reactions.

"fine, fine~" you spoke teasingly, now ready to remove the rat. "AH, IT DUPLICATED!" you heard bryce shout as another rat approached him. you picked up the second rat, watching as more rats began to spawn in from out of nowhere.

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pest control was called. all of the employees stood outside of the building whilst they did their thing. you looked at bryce, who was definitely embarrassed. "bryce-" "we don't speak about what happened in there, mkay?" he said. "it was really funny though! plus, i'm sure everyone heard you scream" you replied, chuckling.

"those things are just really gross..you wouldn't understand, you're probably besties with them!" you tilted your head. "the rats?" you queried. "yeah, it didn't bite you or anything!" "i'm not a rat whisperer, bryce" you told him. "so you say.."

after a while, everybody was allowed inside again. "we'll talk more on break, yeah? i need a smoke.." bryce said. you nodded. "alright. and what'd i tell you about smoking?" you replied. "yap yap yap" was all he said as you entered the now very cramped elevator.

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he's the reason why i made this book
he also has about three different names, so i just picked my favorite