Alan Rickman character one shots

Lionel x reader - First impressions 🦁

After recently starting your new job at the Shabandar Media Group in London, you had overheard talk about a company party being held tonight, assuming after being invited that it would be the perfect opportunity to finally meet your new boss. Up until now, Lionel Shabandar was nothing but a name that had been thrown around during meetings, seemingly always too busy to mingle with new staff, especially those of a lower rank like yourself.

You decided this was your chance to prove yourself, feeling a balanced concoction of nerves and excitement brewing inside you as you pondered over how he might present himself. All that you knew was that he was often described as quiet and intimidating and that he was commonly seen, through no fault of his own, towering over anyone and everyone that he happened to speak to.

An email popped into your inbox, reminding all staff members, old and new, of the time and dress code for the evening. You read through it thoroughly and noticed that it was from Lionel, signed 'The boss - Lionel Shabandar.'

You chuckled to yourself at his obviously large ego, already getting a glimpse of his general demeanour just from the playfulness of his last few emails, all signed off the same way and sometimes arriving with attachments containing quotes that were meant to 'lift office morale.' Without even meeting the man, you could already tell he was rolling his eyes and grimacing as he sent them.

"Christ, I hope he's not miserable... who am I kidding... he's old... of course he's miserable." You muttered as you sat with your colleagues at lunch, all of which had been working for the company just as long as you had.
"I'll be keeping my distance, I don't want to get myself a reputation too fast." One of them quipped. You shot her a look.
"What do you mean?" You asked innocently.

"Well, I haven't seen him yet, but I'm convinced he's the tall, dark and handsome type, he certainly seems to carry himself that way from what people have been saying." She explained.
"Really? I'm pretty sure he's old and grey with incredibly dry humour." You scoffed, making your own assumptions.

"Your type, then?" One of them added, smirking as you narrowed your eyes and shook your head.
"Please, he's our boss... as long as I don't drink, I'll be fine." You reassured yourself, embarrassed at the notion your colleagues were putting forward, knowing full well that you often attracted older men.
"Oh, you're drinking, for sure." The first woman prompted, grinning and earning a scowl from you as you finished your lunch.

You continued to answer emails and flick through article drafts for the next few hours, stopping as the clock struck 6pm and work was officially over for the day. As you slung your bag over your shoulder and pushed in your chair, you leant down to turn off the computer and noticed an email sitting in your inbox that you had overlooked in the last few minutes as you watched the clock.

'New comers - dress to impress tonight. I'm looking forward to meeting you all, there will be a free bar so let's see who can handle their drink, shall we?

The boss - Lionel Shabandar'

"Free bar... of course." You scoffed under your breath at the email before switching off the computer and leaving the building, strangely enjoying his almost competitive approach to the evening ahead and coming to terms with the fact that not drinking wasn't going to be an option if you wanted to make a good impression.

Upon arriving home, you showered and got changed, deciding on a tight fitting black dress that revealed a respectable amount of cleavage. As you applied some light makeup you repeatedly reassured yourself that you weren't dressing to impress because of your boss's instructions, however you quickly gave in to the idea that you wanted to be his favourite.

You hopped into a taxi with two of your colleagues and made your way to the venue for the event, Lionel's country home. You were looking forward to meeting your boss outside of work, feeling like you could let your guard down slightly as it was past office hours.