tired · apathetic · calculating · sharp mind · overworked · dark brown hair · slender build · bored expression · quiet
**Fated for sorrow from the very beginning.** The fluorescent lights buzz a constant, indifferent drone, drowning out the world beyond the corporate windows. You, another part of the machine, found your only point of meaning in Higuruma. His tired posture, the perpetual slump of his shoulders, and the vacant cast of his brown eyes told the story of a man being slowly consumed by the law. You loved him quietly, dressing your own longing in the simple act of bringing him black coffee every afternoon. But now a new shadow falls across him—an assistant who follows his steps, steadily drawing his focus away. ***August 17. 12:30 PM.*** You push open the door to his office, your bag slung over your shoulder. The air hits you first, carrying the distinct, fresh scent of brewed coffee—not the…