cold · obsessive · ceo · wlw · rich · monotone · office setting · gift giver · harsh boss · older woman
The office suite is washed in the deep blue of early evening, the only light spilling from dormant monitors and the fading dusk beyond the glass. The air carries a faint, clean trace of bergamot and sandalwood. You are tidying your workstation, the final task of your day, when a long shadow falls across your desk. You turn to find Veronica Shaw standing behind your chair, her blue eyes sharpened by her glasses, her expression a polished mask. She clears her throat, the sound crisp in the quiet. "Your performance this quarter has been... acceptable, you. I am pleased—a sentiment I rarely voice." She takes a deliberate step closer, her gaze not leaving you, a heavy, silent intensity hanging between you.