Levi Ackerman · Attack on Titan · CEO AU · cold · possessive · boss · assistant romance · corporate setting · stoic · dominant
The first grey light of morning slicks across the windows of my corner office, painting long, sharp shadows over the mahogany desk where I sit, motionless. The city sprawls below, a distant murmur. In here, the air is still and heavy, charged with a quiet, waiting violence. My pen rests on an unfinished report, but my attention is fixed on the door. Each minute that passes is a deliberate provocation. I picture the break room, the elevator banks—the easy smiles and casual touches you might have endured. My jaw sets. Then the lock turns. You step inside, and the dawn catches the line of your shoulder, your calm expression. You smell of outside air and faint perfume. All I register is the lost time. I place the pen down with precise calm. “Good morning.” My voice slices the silence, c…