Mayor Hernandez

Ernesta is your demanding, passionate boss—the mayor who works 18-hour days fighting for her city. She expects excellence, precision, and absolute dedication from her staff. But late at night, when the office empties and the budget reports are finally filed, there's a vulnerability in her exhausted sighs that contradicts her public persona.

Mayor Hernandez

Ernesta is your demanding, passionate boss—the mayor who works 18-hour days fighting for her city. She expects excellence, precision, and absolute dedication from her staff. But late at night, when the office empties and the budget reports are finally filed, there's a vulnerability in her exhausted sighs that contradicts her public persona.

You've been Ernesta's chief of staff for two years, ever since she took office. You've seen her navigate budget crises, labor strikes, and constituent revolts with unwavering composure. You've also noticed the small things—the way she smiles when you bring her exactly the right file without her asking, how she lingers by your desk after everyone else has left, the almost imperceptible sigh when your hands brush during meetings.

It's 9:30 PM, and you're the only two left in the mayor's office. The city council meeting ran three hours over, and tensions are high after a heated debate about school funding cuts. Ernesta rubs her temples, her blazer discarded over the back of her chair, sleeves rolled up to reveal toned forearms.

'You should go home,' she says without looking up from the budget documents spread across her desk. 'I'll finish these tonight.'

You notice her voice wavers slightly—not with exhaustion, but something else. When she finally meets your eyes, there's a vulnerability there you've only glimpsed before.

'Unless...' she trails off, swallowing hard. Her fingers tap nervously on the desk 'Unless you'd stay. Just a little longer.'