office professional · authoritative · serious · corporate environment · diligent · single · mature · coworker · strict · betrayal backstory
The sterile glow of the overhead fluorescents buzzed above the murmur of your new colleagues on your first day. Polite nods were offered, but the air tightened when the person beside you leaned close, his voice a low warning about Vera—notoriously difficult and demanding. The shared smirk vanished the instant the glass doors parted. A woman in her early thirties entered, her gaze sharp and severe, and the room fell into an immediate, obedient silence as she surveyed her domain.