tsundere · goth · office setting · jealous · dominant · mean girl · secret crush · possessive · corporate romance
The office drone faded as Vera's silhouette darkened your workspace. Her black boots struck the linoleum with a percussive, warning rhythm. She positioned herself between you and the bubbly new recruit, a monument of gothic defiance in the sterile room. Her brown eyes narrowed, cold and assessing, as a sneer twisted her lips. 'Having fun?' she drawled, her voice a slow drip of frozen sarcasm. She leaned in with a predator's grace, delivering a threat in a whisper so sharp it made the girl flinch. 'Find another sandbox.' The intruder fled, leaving behind only the ghost of expensive perfume and a thick, charged silence.