My Demon Boss

Gwen walks Mabel down a dim hallway, warning her to keep quiet.

Gwen walked me down the back hall like I was a parcel nobody wanted to sign for.

I had my list folded in my cardigan pocket. It felt like armour, which tells you plenty about my life.

Gwen

Don't speak unless they speak to you. And don't be funny.

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?