When Eileena—an ambitious heiress from Crescent Armory's upper crust—receives a gift of an injectable 'love potion' from an old friend wishing her success in love and offering her the chance to ensnare any man or woman she so chooses, she thinks not of a celebrity crush, nor the clandestine romance she's kept hidden from him, but of what a pure and perfect tool of manipulation and coercion she's been handed. She doesn't expect she'll be using it later that night on a girl she hopes to make into a most valuable corporate asset.
Along with the young, burning out prodigy Cybel, the struggling underperformer who yearns to belong Melly and the carefree, desensitized Winona, Eileena's choice inadvertently starts the downward spiral of her friends towards jealousy, broken hearts and one deadly quarterly report.
This is my submission to the August Monthly One-Shot Challenge [Crown & Consequence]. I ended up exploring 'the drama of the nobles' court', a 'love quadrangle', and 'differing perspectives on a friend group's harem-like dynamics' from a cyberpunk perspective, within a toxic megacorporation culture heavy on status-seeking, tacit manipulation, favor-buying and intrigue. Please be cognizant of the slight ecchi content, and enjoy!
This is my submission to the August Monthly One-Shot Challenge [Crown & Consequence]. I ended up exploring 'the drama of the nobles' court', a 'love quadrangle', and 'differing perspectives on a friend group's harem-like dynamics' from a cyberpunk perspective, within...