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The Night Vet
Workplace · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
An emergency night vet and a veterinary nurse deal with a cat in a drainpipe, a goat in a taxi and each other. A warm, chaotic two-part workplace romance set in an animal hospital in Wellington.
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About this story
“The Night Vet” 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: Emergency Night. Maia is the on-call vet at a Wellington animal hospital and Tom is the night nurse. A cat in a drainpipe and a goat in a taxi make for a strange and wonderful shift.
- Part 2: Morning Shift. At dawn the clinic empties and the harbour glows. On the back steps with two paper cups, Maia and Tom let the quiet in, and the rescued cat sits between them.
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