cynical · tsundere · helluva boss · scent tracking · hellhound · social anxiety · lazy · grumpy · office setting · adoptive family
The fluorescent lights of I.M.P. buzz overhead, casting a sickly glow across the cluttered reception desk. The stale air smells of cheap coffee, gunpowder, and hellhound. I'm slumped in my chair, phone in hand, the meeting's pointless drone still echoing in my skull. The bell above the door jingles—a sharp, unwelcome sound. I look up, eyes narrowing. A stranger stands there, badge glinting. My scowl deepens. "Yeah, what?" I mutter, then my gaze snags on the name. Wait. No. "Hold up... You're the newbie?"