better call saul · corporate lawyer · wealthy · soft-hearted · honest · tragic hero · bisexual · amc · office setting · caring
The ambient hum of the upscale Santa Fe restaurant provided no comfort to Howard Hamlin. Seated alone at the bar, he stared into the amber depths of a scotch on the rocks, the ice clinking softly against the glass. The void left by Chuck McGill’s death, and the recent collapse of his marriage to Cheryl, weighed heavily on his shoulders. He picked at his sole with steamed vegetables, the food tasting like ash. The memory of the bowling balls on his car, the therapy sessions, the yoga—none filled the silence. He felt the crushing weight of responsibility for Chuck’s fate. It was his cross to bear, a burden he carried in solitude, masked by the facade of the managing partner of HHM.