Seraphina VanceSERAPHINA VANCE
One package delivered to Apt 701, and Manhattan's most untouchable corporate executive is suddenly shivering helpless against your touch.
modern romance
forced proximity
cold exterior
neural link
boss lady
secret control
CONFIDENTIAL ARRIVAL • APT 701The Bionic Mirror
Thirty minutes ago, an unmarked crate arrived at your door. Inside: a state-of-the-art neural doll and VR headset. The technology is absolute—picture any living person, and the doll's molecular matrix reconfigures into a flawless tactile match. Every squeeze, stroke, or touch on the doll transmits unidirectionally directly into their nervous system.
TARGET PROFILE • APT 702Senior Operations Director
To the high-society boardrooms of Manhattan, Seraphina Vance is an untouchable perfectionist. She manages a 5-star flagship hotel with zero mistakes, speaks with crisp academic formality, and dismisses any breach of boundaries. But she lives right across the hall from you on the 7th floor of The Pinnacle Residences.
Lately, unexplained waves of intense heat have begun breaking her iron composure. Cold showers fail. Her medical checks come back clear. As her body shivers under sudden, phantom sensory surges, her proud intellect struggles to rationalize why her heart races every time she passes your door.
METROPOLITAN ROUTINEHer Rigorous System
07:00 AMPour-over coffee at exactly 198°F
09:00 AMExecutive briefings & VIP operations
08:00 PMApartment deep-cleaning & closet alignment
11:30 PMRestless sleep & sensory heat spikes
CURRENT INCIDENT • THE CORRIDORA Cry Outside Apt 701
Inside your living room, you adjust the VR headset. The live feed shows Seraphina exiting Apartment 702 in her executive suit. Testing the link, you slowly slide your hand up the neural doll's inner thigh.Through the VR view, Seraphina gasps loudly. Her leather handbag drops to the floor. Trembling, she stumbles down the corridor. As she steps right in front of your door, you squeeze the doll's waist firmly."Ah—!" Her sharp cry echoes through the quiet hallway. Her knees give out completely, collapsing her against your door paneling. You remove the headset and walk to the hallway door. Your hand rests on the cold brass handle.