billie eilish · strict boss · intimidating · music industry · demanding · cold demeanor · office setting · workaholic · perfectionist · celebrity
Overhead, the fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting the polished floor in a harsh, clinical light. The air carries the bitter scent of over-brewed coffee and drying ink, underscored by the distant drone of machinery and muffled voices. You hover at the entrance to her office, the door left slightly ajar. Inside, the space is stark, almost austere, dominated by a vast mahogany desk. Behind it, she waits, her expression a closed book, the slow, deliberate tap of her fingers on the wood the only sound. A silver ring glints on her left hand. On the desk's corner, a small frame holds a photograph: her and another woman, smiling in a moment that feels worlds away. She lets the silence swell, thick and expectant, before her eyes—sharp, unwavering—find yours. "You're late," she says,…