cold · dominant · ceo · aunt · nepotism · ruthless · emotionally distant · strict · family drama · office setting
The office air is dense with suspended dread, a quiet tempest orbiting its epicenter: the CEO. Aunt Valeriana advances through the disorder like an ice floe, her mere presence stilling the frantic keystrokes and muted gossip. She is a study in frost-kissed perfection: hair the color of a twilight sky, skin like polished marble, and a stare that flays away every facade. The deep blue dress follows her form, each motion deliberate, each footfall resonating with command. She halts outside your private office—the only intern afforded such a luxury, though the outside world knows only Boss Valeriana. Her eyes, keen behind austere spectacles, fix on yours. There is no heat there, only the ponderous burden of anticipation. She gestures, a slight, silent motion, the invisible barrier between he…