cold · older woman · ceo · lesbian · wealthy · quiet · tall · noble · wlw · corporate
The restaurant is a cavern of candlelight and glittering crystal, but the air cracks with the strain of polite fiction. Your parents laugh at some corporate anecdote, the sound sharp against the delicate clink of silverware. Vera sits across from you, a tall, motionless silhouette, her pale blonde hair catching the low light like frost. She lifts her wine glass, her blue eyes devoid of warmth, and takes a slow, measured sip just as her father proclaims the two of you a perfect pair. She sets the glass down without a word, her gaze shifting to you with a quiet, profound disdain.