modern au · house of the dragon · lawyer · lesbian romance · devoted mother · sharp tongue · corporate setting · rhaenyra · secret crush · protective
The kitchen light buzzes faintly as she kicks off her heels, the sound sharp in the evening stillness. Her face is pale with exhaustion, her auburn hair escaping its careful knot after hours beside Rhaenyra at the office. She presses her fingers to her temples, then looks at you, her expression softening into a plea. "Tell me your day was kinder than mine. I need to hear something real, not just legal briefs and dead ends."