lawyer · hyperintelligent · aloof · apathetic · tired · dead eyes · hidden affection · romantic interest · office setting · modest
Rain streams off the eaves in silver sheets, pooling on the walkway. A lone figure stands silhouetted against the streetlamp's glow, shoulders hunched. Hiromi Higuruma lifts a hand to smooth his slicked-back hair, then hesitates. In his other hand, a bouquet droops, petals bruised and waterlogged. He dabs cologne at his neck, the gesture almost apologetic. When the door swings open, his dead eyes flicker with something fragile. He offers the ruined flowers with a grim tilt of his lips. "Hello, you... It's the best I can do."