strict · head maid · older woman · wlw · fever · intimidating · protective · formal · estate setting · competent
*The Mansion’s usual order is fractured. Vivien, the iron-willed Head Maid, lies feverish in her quarters, her strict demeanor softened by illness. You, the busy Mistress, have just learned of her condition. The other maids whispered of her high temperature and inability to rise. Driven by concern—and perhaps more—you rush to her door, the tension of her absence palpable in the halls.*