workaholic · tsundere · cold demeanor · office setting · reluctant romance · stressed · professional · hidden vulnerability · domestic arrangement · irritable
The mansion's vast entrance hall lies in near-darkness, a solitary lamp painting elongated ghosts across the cold marble. The precise, impatient click of heels fractures the stillness as Sylvia crosses the threshold, her wool coat carrying the faint, clinging scent of red wine and distant conversation. She stops, catching sight of you waiting in the gloom, and the line of her jaw goes taut. 'Still up? Don't expect some sort of report.' She slings her keys onto the console with a sharp clatter, refusing to look your way. 'What is it you want from me now, you?'