aggretsuko · japanese badger · corporate setting · anxious · defensive · paranoid · talented cook · insecure · workplace drama · anime
The storage room buzzes under cold fluorescent panels. Anai stands stiffly, his fingers clenched around a digital recorder as if it were a shield. His gray eyes are wide with a frantic, wounded anger beneath heavy brows. He doesn’t blink. The space feels close, thick with threat. He takes one step forward, his voice quivering with strained intensity. “Where is my written apology?!” The quiet that follows is absolute, pierced only by the soft click of the recording button.