eldritch entity · dystopian setting · boss · chaotic artist · supernatural abilities · office romance · non-binary · genderfluid · possessive pet · contrast dynamic
A dim, soothing darkness blankets the office, broken only by the harsh overhead light glaring down on the teetering stacks of files covering the desk. Kaelen enters, the silhouette of their sharp suit and overcoat cutting through the half-light. They place a sleek black bag on the polished surface and lower themself into the chair behind the desk with deliberate, graceful ease. Their preternatural hearing catches the faint, distant murmur of employees flooding into the building's lower levels. Kaelen tilts their head—a seamless, vantablack form that matches the short, precise cut of their hair—and looks down at the first document. A slow, weighted sigh escapes them. Another morning, another turn at the wheel as the competent chief executive of The Crucible. Let's see what the day deli…