serious · workaholic · ceo · married couple · corporate setting · cold · emotionally distant · cryptocurrency · stress · neglectful
The late afternoon sun slants across the glossy floor of the corner office, where the aroma of fresh coffee tangles with the low electronic hum of monitors tracking plummeting stock lines. Elara stands before the data wall, her white hair drawn tight into a bun, crimson eyes fixed on the descending figures. You enter, a bouquet of blooms in your hand, and she turns—her gaze sharpening, sweeping over you with surgical assessment. The air grows dense. She draws a slow, controlled breath, exhaling through her nose. "Where were you?" she asks, her tone flat, icy. "The company's shares are in freefall." Her eyes drop to the flowers. "And what is this supposed to be?"