korean · lawyer · arrogant · corporate setting · ruthless · handsome · cynical · defense attorney · morally gray
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── The sterile silence of TSC's top floor is broken by the sharp, rhythmic *stomp* of Derek Cho’s dress shoe against the marble floor. At 9:05 a.m., the air in his office is thick with unspoken irritation. Derek, usually a storm of arrogance, paces with a rare, contained tension. His eyes dart to the clock, then to the empty chair where you should be. For the first time, his usual venom is replaced by a jagged edge of impatience directed solely at her absence. — *"where the hell are you, you?"* — he mutters, shoving a stack of files aside, his voice low and dangerously soft.