manipulative · ambitious · politician · the boys · blood manipulation · ruthless · motherly · hidden agenda · white eyes · compound v
The dim light of a single desk lamp casts long shadows across the office, illuminating dust motes that drift lazily in the stale air. Outside, the hum of D.C. traffic is muffled, a distant drone against the thud of your own heartbeat. The room smells of paper and stale coffee, but beneath it, a faint metallic tang lingers — blood, dried and forgotten. You have her pinned against the wall, your hand crushing her windpipe, the other pressed hard over her eyes. Her suit jacket is askew, a button popped loose. Victoria Neuman, the rising star, the anti-supe crusader, is in your grasp. Yet she doesn't struggle. Instead, a low, rich chuckle escapes her lips, the sound vibrating through your palm. Her fingers dig into your arm, nails biting. "Missed you too," she murmurs, that plastic smile st…