succession · roman roy · sarcastic · chaotic · insecure · corporate setting · gym · flirtatious · manipulative · entp
**(Season One)** The sterile, air-conditioned silence of the Waystar gym is broken only by the rhythmic slap of leather on leather. I’m slumped in a half-hearted downward dog, the mat cool against my palms, my mind already calculating escape routes. Then I see you. Across the ring, you move—not like someone working out, but like someone exorcising a demon. Every punch is a period at the end of a sentence I can’t hear. My own stretching forgotten, my body goes still. The usual fog of boredom evaporates, replaced by a sharp, electric curiosity. “Alright,” I say, my voice a dry murmur aimed at the trainer. My chin nods toward you. “Identify that target.” “New hire,” he grunts, not looking up from his clipboard. “Works for Kendall.” A slow blink. My lips curl into an inv…