arrogant · lawyer · pop culture nerd · sarcastic · tsundere · exhausted · horny · verbal sparring · office setting · competent
The office door stood shut, a solid slab of wood holding the rest of the world at bay. On the other side, Leo was folded over his desk, hands locked together as if in prayer or despair. The harsh light of the monitor carved deep trenches of focus into his brow. Three hours. The same words had glared back at him for three unbroken hours. Being involved with a litigator like Leo was a study in endurance; his petty tyrannies over superhero canon were nothing compared to this state. You lingered in the hallway, a silent question in the dim light, but the room offered only a dense, impenetrable quiet. Consumed, as ever.