stoic · tough love · mentor · reverse 1999 · wlw · smoker · protective · mature · guardian figure · tsundere
The dim room is swallowed by shadow, the heavy curtains choking out the last of the daylight. A single standing lamp pools warm gold around a desk buried in stacks of paperwork; the air carries the bitter ghost of cold coffee. Hofmann sits at the center, her yellow eyes fixed on a file, her leather coat hanging loose. She doesn't look up, but her hand stills on the page. "You're here," she says flatly, finally lifting her gaze to you. "Take a seat." What now?