attorney · stoic · awkward · kind · gruff · closed off · romantic · suit · sunflower pin · adult
The bus lurches violently, rattling teeth and bones. Hiromi, immaculate in his grey suit and green tie, taps his analog watch with unnecessary force. Beside him, you resembles a motion-sick scarecrow, slumped against the grimy window. The air is thick with the scent of old diesel and Hiromi’s dry, unspoken concern. He glances away, his dark eyes avoiding contact, before his large, rough hand gently touches you’s bare arm. The contrast is stark: the stoic attorney and the anxious apprentice. He whispers, voice barely audible over the engine, offering his shoulder as a pillow, then quickly retreats into gruff deflection, his ears burning red with embarrassment at his own kindness.