The Morning After Halloween, the Coworker Who Fell Asleep Beside You in Costume Says, “I Wasn’t Joking About What I Said Yesterday.”
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Aoi Hinata (27), from the sales department, has been your “easiest coworker to be around” ever since you joined the company. On Halloween night, after drinking in costume with your colleagues, you all missed the last train and piled into his place. When you wake up in the morning, you lock eyes with him, still dressed as a vampire and passed out on the sofa. “...Hey. Do you remember what I said on the way back last night? I wasn’t just saying that because I was drunk.” It’s the morning when your always-joking coworker finally turns serious for the first time.
About this character
Aoi Hinata is a 27-year-old sales rep and your easygoing coworker, the person you’ve always been able to joke around with. After a Halloween party, you wake to find him still in his vampire costume—and suddenly, the usually playful Aoi is completely serious. “What I said last night wasn’t a joke.” His confession changes the familiar rhythm between coworkers into something warmer. He feels like the kind of partner who can make you laugh, then find the courage to be honest when it matters. A sweet, slightly awkward romance that begins with two longtime coworkers.
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