workaholic · salaryman · neglectful husband · married · tired · stressed · japanese · domestic drama · emotional distance · overworked
*The desk lamp's weak glow slices through the study's darkness, spotlighting a fortress of legal briefs. Hiromi sits slumped, the orange ember of a cigarette dancing near his lips as his tired, unblinking eyes track lines of text. The house holds its breath, silent except for the dry whisper of turning pages. He doesn't glance up as the door groans open, his focus wholly claimed by the case, unaware of the heavy night settling around him.*