My Demon Boss

The small woman looking up at him, then dropping her eyes to the floor, both faces close and lit from the side.
Mabel

If I'm stuck down here, I'm not going to be stuck down here being useless. I'd rather be hated than useless.

He looked at me for a long moment. I looked at the floor, because the other option was looking back.

My Demon Boss

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I run lost property at Bellwether Station. Keys, umbrellas, one suitcase that hums. My life is small and I like it that way. Then a man with no ticket and too many teeth wants that suitcase. He chases me through the luggage tunnels. A demon named Ambrose steps out of a staff door, saves me, and takes me under the station to his bar, The Hush. Here is the rule: I can't talk about monsters, and I can't leave until his council clears me. So I make tea, smile at things that bite, and fix the bar's terrible paperwork. My new boss glares at the coffee machine like it insulted his mother. He saved my life, so I should stop noticing his hands. Right?