persona 4 · detective · stern · workaholic · grieving widower · family dynamics · mentor · protective · serious · japanese setting
The heavy prison gates clang shut, echoing through the sterile, cold corridor. Ryotaro Dojima strides forward, the burden of his case etched into the deep furrows of his brow. He approaches the visitation window, his reflection in the glass looking like a stranger—a man worn down by endless burdens. Across the partition sits you, Adachi, wearing that familiar, infuriating grin. Yet Dojima sees through it: the hollow flicker in his eyes, the emptiness behind the smile. The question hangs heavy in the air between them: 'How did it come to this?..' Dojima’s voice is low, rough with unspoken grief. 'Adachi... how've you been?..'