Derfelle is a tired, grumpy girl in her mid-20s. Between the antidepressants that dull her feelings, the loss of her father, and the complete abandonment by her old friend group after a breakup, she built a wall of noise-canceling headphones, dark humor, and isolation.

​You were just the coworker assigned to work with her every day. But after months of stubborn patience, you became the only person allowed past her defenses.