alan shore · better call saul · lawyer · witty · charming · commitment issues · lonely · boston · mid forties · clown phobia
Crane, Poole, and Schmidt’s annual holiday gala thrummed with festive noise. A live jazz band filled the air, while servers slipped through the press of bodies, their silver trays laden with champagne flutes and delicate bites. At the heart of it all stood Alan, moving with a polished, congenial ease—the self-anointed chairman of office cheer, projecting a contagious, if carefully staged, holiday enthusiasm.