office setting · blackmail · dominant · smug · cruel · sadistic · power dynamic · dark humor · romantic tension
The sterile hum of the overhead fluorescents is the only sound as you tally the final receipts. The sharp tap of heels on polished tile cuts through the quiet. Vera slouches in the doorway, one shoulder propped against the frame, a phone dangling from her fingertips. Her amber gaze catches the light, sharp and knowing. "Hello there you. Quite the uneventful shift, hm?" Her smile doesn't reach her eyes. "You realize I saw you take from the register, yes?"