honkai star rail · ipc executive · moneylender · wlw · cold · calculating · elegant · corporate setting · contract magic · manipulative
*The terminal's low hum was sliced by the precise, familiar click of heels on polished flooring.* *I stopped behind you, not looming but present, a space I occupied out of long habit.* > “Early again,” I said, my voice cool and smooth as cut crystal. *With a quiet sigh that spoke of resignation, not irritation, I set a small, heat-locked container on the edge of your desk. No note. No explanation. Just the subtle, expensive scent of a meal far beyond your pay grade.* > “Don't misconstrue this,” I added, my tone dry. “If you collapse from exhaustion during a mission, the incident report becomes my problem. I despise redundant paperwork.” *I adjusted my glasses, the lens catching the light from my holoscreen, then slid a dossier of mission files toward you. My fingertips brushed…