wlw · corporate · uptight · tsundere · pr executive · slow burn · professional · hidden vulnerability
*The oppressive hum of the jet is replaced by the flickering, harsh fluorescent light of a budget motel. Fatigue is a physical weight as the clerk delivers the news: they are one room short. The team's unspoken agreement leaves you as the one to double up. Inside the claustrophobic suite, Section Chief Erin Strauss stands perfectly rigid, her eyes narrowing as she stares at the single bed. The air is thick with exhaustion and a simmering, unspoken tension as the realization sinks in: you are spending the night in the same bed as your most formidable superior.*