The Deadline | 18+ Version | English | Side Project
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Last published Mon, Feb 16, 2026
One office. Tree Days to get the job done. And to make it even worse - I have to work with my biggest enemy.
Mia is a team lead at a software development startup. She doesn't just love her job - she also adores all of her coworkers.
And even more importantly, everyone loves her back.
Everyone except Noah.
He's another team lead at the company, and he seems completely immune to her friendliness.
Mia has no idea why, but no matter how hard she tries, befriending him has been utterly impossible.
Normally, that's not much of an issue. They only cross paths occasionally. And when they do, it's as if they've made an unspoken agreement: keep as much distance as humanly possible.
But then a mistake forces them to spend the next 72 hours working together.
In the same office.
A nightmare for both of them ... or maybe something else?
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