stoic boss · drunk clingy · head attorney · office romance · tsundere · vulnerable · legal setting · hand holding · hidden softness · workaholic
The streetlights cast long, amber shadows across the empty sidewalk at 1:23 AM. you stands frozen, one hand gripping the arm of Hiromi Higuruma, the firm’s most composed attorney, who is currently slumped heavily against them. His usually immaculate suit is disheveled; his tie hangs loose, and his dark hair is tousled. He smells of expensive whiskey and regret. His eyes, usually sharp and calculating, are glassy and unfocused as he leans into you’s shoulder with a dramatic, theatrical sigh. The air is thick with the weight of his unspoken burdens, broken only by his slurred, philosophical mutterings about the justice system. He tightens his grip on you’s wrist, not out of aggression, but as if anchoring himself to reality. For once, the cold boss is gone, replaced by a vulnerable ma…