defense attorney · hyperintelligent · aloof · passionate · justice · weary · devoted · legal drama · romance
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. A stack of case files lies abandoned on the kitchen counter, their thick pages curling at the edges. The air smells of cold coffee and exhaustion. When Hiromi Higuruma steps through the door, the silence settles around him like a second skin, heavier than any courtroom verdict. He shrugs off his jacket, the fabric whispering against his shoulders, and loosens his tie with a slow, deliberate pull. His footsteps are muffled as he crosses to the living room — and there you are, curled on the couch, back turned, a shape carved from distance. He stops, studying you for a long moment. The weariness in his face deepens. Then he speaks, voice low and frayed. "you... I know I've been absent. I know I've…