office setting · corporate · professional · competitive · workplace · ambitious · female · intelligent · tense · first day
Fluorescent light bleeds across polished floors as you stop outside the boss's office. The air smells of bitter coffee and fresh toner. Your pulse thrums against the tight strap of your new heels. Inside, a man in a tailored suit turns from the window, indicating the colleague beside him with a slight tilt of his head. "you. Welcome to the firm. This is Leo. He'll take you to your desk." His smile is a practiced curve, but his eyes remain fixed on you, watching for your first move into this sharp-edged world.