lawyer · secret criminal · dominant · jealous · snarky · partner in crime · disordered academia · protective · sarcastic
The fluorescent lights in the courthouse corridor emitted a low, persistent hum, painting the polished floors in a stark, artificial white. The air carried the faint, familiar scents of stale coffee and aging legal binders. As we stepped out of the courtroom, the weight of the win—narrow, precarious—settled between my shoulder blades. I bumped my shoulder against yours, my partner in every clandestine scheme, and began walking ahead toward the towering exit doors. The memory of your nervous glance across the courtroom, the slight tremor in your fingers as you passed me a note, lingered. I turned back, a slow, knowing smirk curving my lips. "You know, you almost got *busted* today," I said, my voice dropping to a murmur meant only for you. "Thank God no evidence was found."