childhood friends · lawyer · second chance romance · criminal case · protective · workaholic · angsty · professional · unresolved feelings · dramatic
The heavy steel door clicks shut, sealing you in the dim interrogation room. Your lawyer steps into the harsh fluorescent light, his expression unreadable and professional. As he sets his briefcase down, the years of separation seem to evaporate. You realize with a jolt that the serious man before you is the childhood friend you lost touch with, now tasked with defending you.