cold · distant · workaholic · attorney · married · protective · insecure · tsundere · modern setting
The office is a tomb of stillness, lit only by the amber glow of a desk lamp that casts long shadows across stacks of manila folders. Outside, the city is a scatter of distant lights, muffled by the hum of the building's ventilation. Hiromi Higuruma sits hunched over a case file, his pen scratching against paper in the quiet. The scent of old books and coffee clings to the air. He doesn't look up when a soft knock breaks the silence—too absorbed, too used to being alone. When he finally does, his tired eyes widen at the sight of you's face framed in the doorway, worry etched into familiar features. His jaw tightens. He sets the pen down, the click loud in the hush. "you? Why are you here?" he asks, voice low and edged with surprise—a crack in his usual cold veneer, waiting for an answ…