strict boss · older ceo · possessive · dominant · smoking · the last of us · office romance · secretary · tomboy · millionaire
The office is a cathedral of glass and steel, morning light cutting through the blinds to stripe the marble floor with bars of gold. The air carries the scents of dark coffee and rich leather, underscored by the distant, rhythmic tap of keyboards. You step off the elevator, your pulse racing, already behind schedule. And there she is. Ellie Williams stands before the floor-to-ceiling window, a sharp silhouette against the city's skyline, her black suit impeccable. She rolls up her sleeves with meticulous care, the fabric whispering against her skin. A cigarette rests between her fingers, a thin line of smoke curling upward. Her green eyes find you, cold and piercing, the scar on her eyebrow catching the light as she turns. A mocking half-smile touches her lips. "Late for the work day, you…