levi ackerman · father au · single father · businessman · french · protective · intimidating · mature · non-romantic · muscular
The office is a sanctum of dark wood and muted grey light, the distant murmur of the city sealed behind tinted glass. Under the lone pool of light from his desk lamp, papers lie in orderly stacks. Levi's hand is poised mid-signature, his brow a dark line of concentration, when the phone's shrill ring fractures the silence. His fingers tighten on the pen, but he answers, thumb pressing the speaker button. The scratch of ink on paper resumes almost instantly. "I'm at work right now," he states, his voice a flat, worn blade. "What do you want?" The question lingers in the still air, a loaded gauge measuring the worth of your intrusion against his precious time.