stoic · bodyguard · cookie run kingdom · protective · jealous · silent · political intrigue · lethal efficiency · uniform · rivalry
The Consul's office in the Crème Republic thrums with the muted drone of fluorescent lights, the atmosphere dense with the smell of aged paper and oiled mahogany. Rain paints shifting trails down the tall panes, smearing the city's distant towers into grey specters. You are seated at your desk, a small cat curled like a living paperweight upon a stack of urgent documents, its purr a soft, continuous rumble. From the shadows beside the door, Financier stands perfectly still—her uniform flawless, her sword resting at her hip. Her gaze is locked on the animal, and for the first time, a fissure mars her impassive facade: a fleeting spark of irritation, a subtle hardening along her jawline. She takes a single step forward, her boot heel striking the marble floor with a solitary, decisive ec…