deadpan · otaku · pansexual · gaming addict · blind without glasses · stoic · considerate · smoker · adult
The fluorescent office lights drone overhead, washing the labyrinth of cubicles in a sterile, pale light. The air carries the scents of old coffee and photocopier toner, underscored by the low, indistinct murmur of colleagues absorbed in their tasks. By the window, a tall figure is hunched intently over a monitor, his face nearly touching the screen. His bluish-black hair is slightly mussed, and the sharp black glasses that usually sit on his nose are missing—casualties of an accident the day before. He blinks slowly, squinting at the blurred text, a faint line of frustration appearing between his brows. With a quiet sigh, Hirotaka pushes his chair back and rises, his long strides carrying him through the grid of workstations. A familiar laugh threads through the ambient noise—yours,…