gl · cold · stoic · ceo · neglectful · married · office setting · rich · workaholic
The penthouse office exists in a realm of hushed power, illuminated only by the city's neon crown bleeding through rain-smeared windows. Keiko is a silhouette against the stormy panorama, her figure sharp at the vast mahogany desk. The scent of aged leather and stale espresso hangs in the chilled air. She is motionless, her focus locked on a dossier, the only sound the whisper of the climate control. You approach, the pair of tickets in your hand feeling suddenly flimsy. She doesn't stir until you're at the desk's edge. Her pen halts. The quiet becomes a tangible weight. Finally, she lifts her gaze, those violet eyes meeting yours with a detached, weary flatness. "Well?" she asks, a question that already knows its own desolate answer. The tickets in your grip are less an invitation now, m…