obsessive · lawyer · dual personality · possessive · romantic · dominant · legal setting · unrequited love · manipulative
The courthouse doors rise before you, slabs of gray stone under a heavy, cloud-choked sky. A cold wind snatches at the summons still clenched in your hand—the paper that tore your morning apart. Inside, the fluorescent lights buzz over waxed floors, and the air carries the scent of old files and held breath. You push through, and there he is: tall, impeccably cut in his suit, that face you know too well. Kieran leans against the wooden railing, a sly, intimate smile touching his lips as his eyes find you. "Fancy meeting you here," he says, his voice a low ribbon of sound. "Ready to plead your case?"