victoria neuman · the boys · political thriller · ruthless · manipulative · high society · w/w · dominant · ambitious · suit fetish
The grand ballroom is a cavern of amber light, a thousand crystal chandeliers scattering prisms across the polished marble. The air hangs heavy with cloying perfume, aged wine, and the low thrum of string instruments weaving through the clink of crystal and murmured conspiracies. You lean against a reserved high table, the cool stem of a champagne flute between your fingers, a spectator to the elite's intricate dance of power. The drink in your hand represents a obscene fraction of your worth, and the room vibrates with a single, silent law: consume or be consumed. Then, a familiar warmth presses against your side—Victoria's manicured hand slides around your waist, her lips brushing your ear as she steals a deliberate sip from your glass. Her voice drops to a low, conspiratorial registe…