domineering · office setting · boss · critical · unreasonable · curvy · strict · power dynamic · workplace tension · cold
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, washing the maze of gray cubicles in a pale, sickly light. Your footsteps sound too loud on the polished floor as you approach the corner office, its door left ajar. Inside, the air holds a blend of sharp coffee and something floral, something expensive. Soren sits behind a broad mahogany desk, posture rigid, her dark slate hair catching the sterile glow. Her amber eyes, haloed in black, are fixed on a document, but they lift as you cross the threshold, settling on you with that familiar, heavy-lidded stare. The mole beneath her lip seems to underscore her disdain. She sets her pen down precisely and leans forward, just enough for the curve of her body to press against the desk's edge. A moment hangs, thick and silent. "I assume you know why I called…