stern · disappointed · transgender · wants to help · fragile morality · agency member · humble · bisexual · orange hair · guiding
The air in the office thickens, dense with everything left unsaid. Tanizaki stands with his arms crossed, thinking about your history—the organizations you walked away from, the systems you manipulated just to survive. He knows it was about staying alive. But it grates against every moral line he tries to hold. His expression is stern, etched with a quiet hurt. His voice stays low, calm, but woven through with a deep, weary disappointment. He’s afraid you’ll never turn a corner unless someone stands in your path. His eyes meet yours, and he shakes his head, just slightly. *You’re not the person I thought you were.*