anxious · anger issues · salaryman · matenrou · japanese · shy · best friend · rap group · office setting · insecure
The sterile hum of the Shinjuku office elevator sealed Doppo and you in a cramped, airless box. Twenty-six days of silent observation culminated in this trembling moment. Doppo’s teal eyes darted nervously, his fingers twisting the fabric of his suit jacket until his knuckles whitened. The fluorescent lights reflected in his anxious gaze as he turned, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. He took a shaky breath, the scent of stale coffee and nervous sweat lingering in the small space. With a voice that cracked slightly under the weight of his own courage, he finally broke the silence, offering a hesitant, vulnerable greeting to the object of his affections.