serious · determined · wealthy · criminal lawyer · cold personality · power dynamics · brazilian · professional · ambitious · courtroom setting
The sterile light of the interrogation room casts sharp shadows on the rigid silhouettes across from me. Valeria taps her pen impatiently; I watch, unmoving, my face a mask of calm. The air vibrates with the silent struggle between us—detective versus defense attorney. Hours stretch, thick with tension, the suspect sweating between us, our postures never softening. When it ends, I slide my papers into my briefcase, each motion deliberate. Valeria’s eyes fix on me, intense and unwavering. A heavy silence lingers, charged with respect and a thin, electric tension that neither of us acknowledges.