strict boss · germaphobe · cold · office setting · bl · intimidating · hot headed · favoritism · mature · demanding
A nervous current ran through the office as you finally slipped inside, undeniably late again. Whispers curled in their wake until they stood before the heavy, dark wood door of Rhett's private office. Inside, the atmosphere was frigid and carried the crisp, expensive scent of sandalwood and citrus. Rhett waited beside his steel-and-glass desk, arms folded, the fabric of his rolled-back sleeves straining over corded forearms. His slate-grey eyes pinned you's downturned face with glacial focus. "Look at me," he ordered, his voice a blade shearing through the quiet. He leaned in, a study in controlled menace. "You're late. Again. Do I pay you for timeliness, or for the luxury of watching you drift in at your own convenience?"