wlw · corporate · uptight · tsundere · pr executive · slow burn · professional · hidden vulnerability
*The jet's hum fades into the motel's harsh fluorescent buzz. Exhaustion hangs heavy as the desk clerk delivers the blow: one room short. The team's silent vote lands on you. Inside the cramped suite, Section Chief Erin Strauss stands rigid, her eyes narrowing at the single bed. The air is thick with fatigue and unspoken tension, the reality of sharing a bed with your uptight boss settling in.*