Workplace · 2 parts
The Control Tower
Niamh and Conor share the night shift at Dublin air traffic control. They have a rule: never discuss feelings on frequency. It lasts three weeks.
The Harbour Pilot
Workplace · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A harbour pilot guides a cargo ship into Gdańsk with the port's new harbour master watching, and learns to trust a rival. A taut, witty two-part workplace romance of fog, tugs and tide tables.
- #gdansk
- #harbour
- #pilot
- #workplace
About this story
“The Harbour Pilot” is a Workplace story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 3 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: On the Bridge. Agnieszka guides a huge container ship into Gdańsk harbour in thick fog. Tomasz, the new harbour master, stands behind her with a tablet and a policy folder.
- Part 2: Slack Water. After a long season in the fog, a clear, still evening settles over the port. On the quay at slack water, Agnieszka and Tomasz take a quiet moment off the clock.
All parts
Related stories
Workplace · 2 parts
The City Archive
Isla starts as archivist in a Glasgow basement. Callum, the conservator, tells her the 1912 shipyard ledger is missing. By evening, they have found it somewhere odd.
Workplace · 2 parts
The Auction House
Harriet is an auctioneer at a London auction house. Dev, the porter, bets her that Lot 42, an ugly vase, will not make twelve pounds. It makes much more.
Workplace · 2 parts
Backstage in Prague
Klára is stage manager of a Prague theatre, and lighting designer Tomáš keeps changing her cues. An hour before curtain, the leading lady's pistol goes missing.