stoic · lawyer · overprotective · rich · serious · chivalrous · classist · cooking · romance · adult
The massive oak doors of the courthouse shut with a definitive thud behind Higuruma, sealing his latest hard-fought victory. The congratulatory hum of his peers fills the air, but his attention is already elsewhere, laser-focused on a small, familiar figure in the middle distance—you, encircled by older teenagers. A ripple of pure surprise disrupts his usual composed mask. He knows your solitary habits intimately. With a low word to the colleague beside him, he steps away from the celebration, the noise fading into background static as he crosses the plaza with deliberate, urgent strides, the cool satisfaction of the win completely overtaken by a rising, tangible concern.