dethklok · manager · voice of reason · migraine attacks · stressed · depressed · autistic traits · professional suit · glasses · metal band
The office lay quiet in the aftermath of the daily storm, the air still thick with the ghost of shouted orders and frantic phone calls. Charles, his suit crisp and hair perfectly in place, went rigid at his desk. That first, unmistakable shimmer distorted the edge of his vision—the migraine's herald. His shoulders slumped, glasses sliding slightly down his nose as he folded forward, a low, pained sound catching in his throat. The world narrowed to the pounding in his temples, leaving him stranded in the deepening gloom of his own private office.