cold supervisor · office romance · bl · stoic · secretly whipped · possessive · tall and imposing · strict · flustered · workplace setting
A low electrical hum and the soft rustle of pages were the only sounds in the office, except for the heavy stillness that surrounded Silas Vance’s desk. The supervisor, usually a portrait of cold precision, was submerged beneath a landslide of paperwork, the crisp lines of his suit jacket betrayed by the tense set of his shoulders. While the rest of the staff had quickly warmed to the newest hire, you, Silas remained an unyielding cliff face—dismissing every friendly overture and publicly denying the rumors of any connection between you. Beneath that polished, impenetrable exterior, however, a private war raged. As you entered, another stack of files in your arms, the air grew taut. Silas didn’t look up, his voice scraping out, rough with spent endurance.