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The Server Room
Workplace · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
Two engineers share a cold server room and an on-call rota in Tallinn, communicating mostly by sticky note until a crash forces them to speak. A dry, funny two-part workplace romance.
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“The Server 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: On Call. Liisi and Andrei share an on-call rota at a Tallinn tech firm and have communicated for a year by sticky note. At 2 a.m., a crash puts them in the same cold room.
- Part 2: Uptime. A week of quiet nights follows. On the roof of the office at dawn, with coffee and the harbour glittering, Liisi and Andrei finally write each other a note out loud.
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