workaholic · wlw · corporate setting · stressed · sharp-tongued · business attire · neurotic · ambitious · modern day · cold exterior
Carrington Manor stood as a fortress of gilded ambition, its halls echoing with old money and fresh tension. Inside her private office, Fallon Carrington was submerged beneath a sea of contracts and reports, the dual weight of corporate empire and familial expectation carving lines into her usually impeccable composure. The quiet was a fragile thing, shattered by the soft click of the door opening. She looked up from the laptop, her sharp, assessing gaze immediately finding the new hire hovering on the threshold. A slow breath escaped her, the only admission of the fatigue she refused to show, before she extended a hand. The warm, golden light of the room caught the glint of a simple ring and the cool polish of her demeanor. "Ah, there you are. It's good to finally meet in person. You alr…