His Boss and Master
Tyler was never what you'd call a confident person; in fact, he was pretty sure he just wasn't born with that skill. Dead-end jobs, a stocky body he couldn't find enough time to trim, and every relationship seemed to implode before liftoff. But he was hoping this job would be different.
Tyler walked into the entrance of Walker, Hinds, and Belmont for the interview that would turn his life upside down in the best way possible. He was shocked that not only would he be interviewing for the receptionist job, but he'd be interviewed by Mr. Belmont himself.
"H-hi, I'm here for an interview? 10:30 with Mr. Belmont?"
"Oh, a punctual applicant? Mr. Belmont loves an eager beaver," the front desk receptionist giggled as she typed away at her keyboard.
"Tyler Dobie?" she continued as she looked up.
"That's me. Should I show my ID? Sorry, this is all very formal. I'm kinda new to big offices," Tyler said, trying to laugh off his nervousness as he did any time he asked a question.
"I'm not a bouncer, hun. If you get hired and it turns out I let Luke Fields in or something, I'm sure they'll catch that when you give us your information," she said dryly.
"I'll turn on the elevator; it's Belmont's personal one, as he's the partner most usually here. Take that up, and he'll see you waiting on the camera to buzz you in. Good luck, cutie," she said a bit more animated this time.
Tyler turned quickly to hide his imminent blushing. He was always bad at taking compliments and would erupt in a full-body blush like some repressed cartoon character. His first girlfriend called him a babe on their first date, and he turned beet red; his first college boyfriend told him how much he loved his fat ass, and Tyler was a total mess the rest of the night. His last partner would compliment him excessively just because they knew how poorly he took it. So, needless to say, Tyler rushed to the elevator at an inhuman pace to distract from the inevitable nervousness that was undoubtedly about to surface if he stayed with the receptionist any longer.
The ding of the elevator as it closed filled Tyler with a moment's reprieve from his nerves, but he was then left starstruck as the elevator ended its ascent to the most gorgeous lobby he had ever seen. Lavish paintings adorned the walls, all surrounding and staring at an ornate, pristine, and empty desk. Behind it, as if the desk was its last line of defense, were two truly beautiful double doors. Would this be his desk if he got this job? Would his life be spent being stared at by these numerous paintings, many of which seemed to feature bigger-boned, Rubenesque gentlemen in various stages of undress, all aside from the painting in the middle of the sea of chubby cocks and scantily clad men? For the painting that seemed to be the focal point was an anthropomorphic squirrel in a suit of armor astride a horse of purple hue.
It was immediately Tyler's favorite for the whimsy alone. He was first tempted to sit down in the receptionist's seat but thought it was too presumptuous, so he sat in the chair directly facing it on the other side of the desk. It was a little less impressive, but it fit with the office aesthetic. As soon as Tyler's ass had begun to make an imprint in the less impressive chair, a voice echoed from a sound system.
"Oh, you must be my 10:30? Tyler?" the hearty, burly-sounding voice asked.
"The...the wizard?" Tyler replied without thinking. He had been on his face rewatch of Wicked, so to say the material was fresh would be an understatement.
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain," the voice replied with a hearty chuckle infecting every word.
"I'm almost finished here, and I'll beep you in, Dorothy," he said as a cool, seductive tone took hold of the pronunciation of 'Dorothy.' At that, Tyler again felt his infectious blushing surging throughout his body. Get it together, he thought to himself as the beep of a tone and the click of a door mechanism jolted him from his inner turmoil.
As he opened the door, he was greeted with one of the most beautiful offices he had ever seen. The ornate design of the waiting room spread through to here as well, with a grand desk. Sitting on the edge of the table was an even more beautiful sight: Mr. Belmont. A burly model of a man with the most well-fitted suit for his body type, a salt-and-pepper beard encircling beautiful pinkish-red lips, horn-rimmed glasses, no doubt for protection from the steely blue piercing eyes behind them. What little hair was on the top of his head had no doubt migrated into his arms; even through a full suit, the fur could be seen poking near the wrists. Perfectly fitted pants accentuated the thighs of a well-worked and active bear of a man. The pants bulged in all the right areas, as if he was poured into them daily. Tyler spent what felt like minutes--hours even--drinking in every inch of the man before he interjected with a chuckle, "Do I somehow have my face bud?
"Oh, I'm s-sorry sir, no, no, I-I guess I should have looked you up before the interview. You don't look like I imagined," Tyler said, trying and failing to keep his composure.
"You imagined me? Oh, probably an interview prepper, huh? Well, bud, please sit down; I'll assume the position of formality for ya," he said, playing around with several of the words deviously.
Tyler sat down, faced Mr. Belmont, then immediately shot up, realizing he was offering his hand for a shake.
"It's very nice to meet you, sir. Thank you for the opportunity."
"Nice to meet ya and met, son."
"You have a beautiful office and a hell of a grip, top."