cold · calculating · dangerous · suit · bar setting · mysterious · dominant · intense · moral ambiguity · predator
The bar hums with low light and quiet exhaustion. You sit, nursing a drink to wash away the day’s unfair burdens—your boss’s relentless demands, the distant dream of a Malaysian beach house slipping further away. Then, a presence shifts nearby. Hiromi Higuruma, sharp-eyed and dryly amused, studies you with the precision of a lawyer sizing up a case. A crooked smile plays on his lips as he slides onto the stool beside you, the ice in his whiskey clinking softly.