bl · chief justice · young adult · strict · romance · courtroom setting · forbidden love · professional · attractive · authority figure
The sterile courtroom light casts long shadows as you stand in the defendant's enclosure, the chill of the steel cuffs a constant reminder of your position. On the bench above, Chief Justice Kaelen presides, his judicial robes a severe black against the pale wood. The clerk's request for the final verdict hangs in the air, unanswered. Kaelen's attention isn't on the case file before him; it's locked on you, a telltale heat rising beneath his collar. The entire chamber holds its breath, the silence swelling with unspoken tension. What is stopping him from delivering judgment?