Travel & Outdoors · 2 parts
The Mountain Hut
A solo hiker caught in a Dolomites storm reaches a mountain hut with one bunk left. The only other guest is a quiet mountain guide and a dog that adores her.
The Cable Car Control Room
Workplace · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A new cable car operator and the veteran who runs the control room share a glass cabin, a fogged-in morning and a very long queue of skiers. A crisp, funny two-part workplace romance set high in the Italian Alps.
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“The Cable Car Control Room” is a Workplace story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 4 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: Fog Hold. Chiara starts her first winter as a cable car operator in the Dolomites. When fog stops the line, Luca, the veteran, hands her a radio and a flask and says wait.
- Part 2: Last Cabin. At closing time the final cabin comes down and the mountain is silent. With a bottle of something fizzy, the veteran and the rookie take the last ride up.
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