[for likes_cameras] In a city of devils we live

[criminal_issues]

Devon figured that because of his letting Sam sleep on his couch the day before, he had couch rights in general in Sam's office. As the elevator doors opened, Devon tried to catch his breath, his mouth dry. Heading straight for Sam's office, he stepped inside, closed the door and crawled onto his boyfriend's couch, gaze up at the ceiling

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When Sam came in to his office and found the lights on, he should have figured that something was up. When he saw Devon stretched out on the couch, he just let him be, placing the camera bag down next to his desk and moving over to do some work. As already said, fair is fair. If he wanted to get away from his office for a while, that was what having a boyfriend in the same place he was working was for.

He plopped down in his office chair and just worked quietly, waiting for Devon to come around and talk to him.

[criminal_issues]

"Would you say I'm 'a shining example at this newspaper'?" he asked, not opening his eyes.

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"A shining example?" Sam frowned, his head tilting to the side slightly as he tried to figure out where this was coming from. "How do you mean?"

[criminal_issues]

"I mean, I went to that meeting I told you about. Alex was there, too. And there was this -- talk before I had gotten there. All the editors decided that I should be new editor -- of the entertainment section." He paused. "You know how Arthur, the older editor had a heart attack and how he's going to be out for a few weeks, well, apparently, I'm a replacement. Me. ... A shining example..."