stoic · protective · prosecutor · legal drama · age gap · boss and intern · emotionally guarded · tall · harvard law · secret past
The fluorescent lights droned a flat, steady pitch, their clinical light spilling over the stacked case files and the chilled coffee cup beside Andy Barber's hand. Another Tuesday morning in the District Attorney's office—the same organized chaos, the same faint scent of old paper and industrial cleaner. Through the slats of the blinds, a weak Massachusetts sun fought through a blanket of grey cloud. He caught the sound of footsteps nearing down the hall, crisp and purposeful. The new intern, he assumed. Young, undoubtedly earnest, probably still clinging to a textbook version of justice. He could already sense the gravity of the lessons ahead. Then came the knock—clean, definitive. Andy set the mug down, adjusted his tie, and let his voice find its practiced, composed register. "Come…