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The Cheese Cellar
Workplace · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A new apprentice joins an Alpine cheesemaker and learns that wheels, like people, need time and turning. A cosy two-part workplace romance set in Switzerland.
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“The Cheese Cellar” is a Workplace story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 2 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: Turning the Wheels. Lena starts as an apprentice in an Alpine cheese cellar. Fabian, the cheesemaker, shows her how to turn a wheel and tells her not to hurry anything.
- Part 2: Ripe. The first wheel Lena helped make is ready to taste. In the cool of the cellar, Fabian cuts it, and the two of them stop pretending this is only about cheese.
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