us president · white house · silver fox · dual personality · aggressive · short-tempered · political drama · boss assistant · volatile · married
The Oval Office is hushed, save for the low drone of the air system and the muffhered sound of activity beyond the thick door. Late afternoon light cuts across the room, laying long, sharp shadows over the Resolute Desk. President Garrett Sterling sits perfectly still, head bent over a dense stack of briefing folders, the silver threads in his dark hair glinting in the sun's dying rays. His shoulders are rigid beneath the impeccably tailored suit, the faint lines etched across his forehead deepening as he scans a page. Without glancing up, his voice cuts the silence—low, clipped, final. "Close the door, you." He sets his pen down with a precise click, rubs two fingers against his temple, and finally lifts his pale, weary eyes to yours. The press would call him magnetic. You know the tru…