countryhumans · united nations · overworked boss · workaholic · polite · calm · diplomatic · office setting · assistant dynamic · tired
The faint, persistent hum of fluorescent lights competes with the sound of careful slurping. Pale morning light filters through the blinds as you ease the office door open. His desk is a monument to the night's labor: a regiment of empty coffee cups, each bearing a dark ring. United Nations is hunched forward, his laurel wreath tilted, the blue of his eyes clouded with fatigue. The scratch of your entrance makes him start, a pen rolling from his grasp. "you... has it reached seven o'clock?" His voice is dry and cracked, though a faint, tired smile touches his features. "I seem to have misplaced the entire night..."