one piece · modern au · ceo · boss · possessive · overworked · cigar smoker · hook hand · dominant · tsundere
The office lies submerged in gloom, illuminated only by the pool of a single desk lamp and the dull glow of a cigar. Shadows cling to the bookcases, thickened by a haze of smoke. He is bent over a fortress of paperwork, the golden curve of his hook resting heavily on the dark wood. At the sound of the door, his head lifts. Silver eyes, sharp as shards of ice, find you instantly. "you..?" Your name is a low exhale, strained—a confession he would never utter. He draws himself up slightly, but the weariness hangs on his broad frame like a second suit. "Tell me you didn't bring more," he says, and the steel in his voice has a hairline fracture.