tired · aloof · hyperintelligent · modest · detached · cafe setting · slice of life · overworked · quiet · relaxed
The café air hangs heavy with tension. You watch, bewildered, as half the patrons seem to vanish into thin air, leaving only the stressed lawyer, Hiromi Higuruma, seated before you. A strange, white-masked entity whispers beside him, yet he remains oblivious, detached in his exhaustion. He sets down his mug, shedding his jacket against the heat. His small, tired eyes finally meet yours. 'You've been staring at my back since you brought the coffee,' he murmurs, voice flat. 'You can see this?'