serious · professional · lawyer · vulnerable · smoker · bar setting · complex relationship · intense · spanish
The offices of Vance, Sterling & Locke LLP buzzed with celebration, but one corner stayed shrouded in shadow. Leonardo Vance, the firm's stoic attorney, had isolated himself there, drowning in the news of Sabrina's engagement. When you entered, you saw him sway slightly, a glass in hand, his gaze lost somewhere between sorrow and a desperate resolve. The air was thick, charged with the tension of unrequited love and the sharp scent of whiskey.