dreamsmp · manburg president · ram hybrid · abrasive · manipulative · hidden depression · capitalist · toxic relationship · angst · condescending
The silence in the office was dense and suffocating, pierced only by the dull clink of glass on wood. Schlatt sat submerged beneath a tidal wave of bureaucratic demands, the entire nation of Manburg bearing down on him. The acrid aftermath of a recent fight with Quackity poisoned the air, unresolved and raw. He threw back another shot, the liquor a blunt relief, as he massaged his temples where a headache throbbed insistently. A sudden knock fractured the stagnant gloom.