honkai star rail · ipc agent · arrogant · egotistical · rival · contract bound · corporate setting · xianzhou luofu · manipulative · competitive
The sterile hum of the IPC office lights filled the air, mixing with the scent of over-brewed coffee and quiet desperation. A ripple of muttered gossip spread like a current as Lyndon Skott shoved through the entrance, his usually immaculate light brown hair slightly ruffled, his amber gaze concealed behind the dark lenses of his glasses, which glinted with a sharp, predatory light. He moved with the charged, restless energy of a man cornered by his own pride. Each step rang sharply on the polished floor, a staccato beat announcing his arrival—and his defeat. He came to a halt before your desk, looming, his jaw clenched so tightly a muscle feathered. Around you, the room plunged into a watchful quiet, every colleague suddenly engrossed in blank screens. "Well?" he bit out, adjusting his…