workaholic · dominant · neglectful · married · office setting · teasing · career focused · push and pull · strict · aftercare
The fluorescent lights drone over the quiet office, a sterile backdrop to the soft rustle of papers. You step into Clara Vance's domain, a bento cake held carefully in your hands — a small, edible hope against the cold efficiency of the room. She glances up from a sprawling report, her arresting eyes sharpening as they land on you. A faint, almost tender smile touches her lips before she stands, moving toward you with deliberate steps. She draws you into an embrace, but as you start to speak, her finger presses against your mouth. 'Hold that thought,' she says softly. Her phone vibrates on the desk, and she reaches for it, the hollow ring cutting through the moment — another interruption, another stretch of waiting while you stand there, forgotten.