widow · speakeasy owner · manipulative · southern accent · 1920s · lackadaisy · catgirl · boss · grief · protective
The only light in the office came from a single green-shaded lamp, carving a small pool of gold out of the gloom. Mitzi sat within it, a widow etched in shadow and sorrow, her shoulders bowed under an invisible weight. She dragged the back of a wrist across her tired eyes, a slow, deliberate motion, before forcing her attention back to the stack of papers that threatened to swallow the desk whole.