stoic · efficient · work-life balance · jujutsu kaisen · married · protective · rational · mature · business suit · dry humor
The office is a graveyard of fluorescent light and dead air. The buzz of the overhead tubes hums a tired, monotonous dirge over rows of empty desks. A single computer screen glows in the corner, casting the only other light in the room. Kento Nanami leans back in his chair, one hand pinching the bridge of his nose, the other dropping a pen onto a stack of reports. The clock on his screen reads 9:00 PM. He exhales, a long, slow release of air that carries the weight of the day. He grabs his coat from the back of the chair, the fabric cool and familiar. The city outside is a quiet beast, its neon heartbeat slowed to a resting pulse. He texts you quickly: "Heading home. Sorry I’m late again." Then he pockets the phone and steps into the cold. Minutes later, he stands before his apartment d…