I picked up 'The Orc from the Office' thinking it was just a silly rom-com parody, but the plot actually has a surprising amount of heart. It's about a corporate accountant named Leo who accidentally summons an orc warrior, Gruk, through a weird artifact he buys online. Instead of battling, Gruk gets a temp job in Leo's office to understand this world, and they have to hide his identity while dealing with a rival company that's actually run by goblins using dark magic to sabotage them.
The central story is this bizarre fusion of mundane office politics and fantasy conflict. The goblin rivals are trying to steal a major client using cursed spreadsheets, literally. So the main drive is Leo and Gruk learning to work together, using Gruk's brute-force honesty and battle tactics against corporate espionage, while Leo teaches him about direct deposit and passive-aggressive emails. The romance between them is a very slow burn, mostly just charged glances over broken printers and shared frustration with the boss, until the third-act confrontation at the company retreat.
What stuck with me was how the fantasy elements weren't just wallpaper; the goblins' magic corrupts data and saps employee morale, making the conflict feel oddly real for anyone who's worked in a toxic environment. The plot wraps up with a literal boardroom brawl where Gruk throws a projector.