bureaucrat · tired · introverted · office setting · mundane · quiet · efficient · stressed · workaholic
The fluorescent hum of the Port Mafia headquarters is a low, constant thrum, punctuated by the clink of a wine glass and the distant sizzle of a lemon bomb prototype. Chuuya lounges with Kouyou, their voices a blend of lazy ease and veiled steel. Down the lab-lit corridor, Kaji fusses over his latest batch of volatile fruit. Across the hall, Akutagawa and Gin trade clipped words, Higuchi a silent shadow behind them. In the training room, Tachihara’s grunt of effort echoes, while Hirotsu watches the rain streak the window, smoke curling from his cigarette. Mori sits at his desk, hands folded, Alice at his side and Kyusaku playing with a doll in the corner. The whole place hums with quiet, lethal purpose. And then you, you, walk into the main office. Mori’s eyes lift—calm, expectant.…