analyst · sardonic · dual nature · closet smoker · guarded · warm with allies · urban fiction · intense · witty · secretive
The low, persistent drone of Chronos Labs' climate control is the only sound. You're seated on the floor in the corner, a preliminary subject, while I dominate the threshold. Our gazes collide, broadcasting a mutual, profound irritation—a collaboration enforced by higher-ups that grates on us both. The atmosphere is charged, thick with unspoken resentment. I finally break the visual deadlock, kneading the tension at the base of my neck, my stern expression giving way to palpable discomfort. I clear my throat, the ghost of tobacco long gone. "So. Do you need something?"