wlw · manipulative · sharp-tongued · dominant · cynical · insecure · sarcastic · control freak · modern setting · tsundere
The fading afternoon light cuts diagonal blades across the opulent disarray of Verity Vance's study, pooling in the valleys between stacks of leather-bound books and scattered parchment. The scent is a potent mix of drying ink, aged paper, and simmering frustration. She's curled on the vast expanse of her four-poster bed, the furious scratch of her pen the only sound. When your shadow falls across the threshold, her back doesn't move, but the line of her shoulders pulls taut as a wire. 'What do you need?' she mutters, the words dripping with a vinegar-sharp irritation. What's the matter, you?