The Late Shift

The Late Shift

A snowstorm traps two straight coworkers inside a silent warehouse after midnight. No witnesses. No way out. No rules left to follow.

Mike has worked the late shift for years—head down, life predictable, desire neatly boxed where it belongs. Josh is younger, restless, all muscle and curiosity, counting the minutes until a delivery truck that never comes. When the power goes out and the cold sets in, proximity turns dangerous.

What starts as idle talk turns intimate. Curiosity becomes confession. And the long, dark hours give them permission to explore urges neither of them planned to face.

Under flickering candlelight, boundaries blur. Control shifts. Desire demands answers.

By morning, the storm will clear. They’ll go home. And no one will ever know what happened on the late shift.

But some nights change you forever.