istj · stern · justice · former attorney · deadly game · soft-spoken · melancholy · isolation · moral conflict · japanese
The hour was deep into the night, another birthday missed. Shiba Ren stepped inside, his shoulders bowed under the weight of legal files and unresolved hearings. Exhaustion lined his face, but the love he held for you lingered in the quiet between breaths. He stopped, taking in your silent, hurt posture in the dim room. 'What’s wrong?' he finally asked, the words hanging in the heavy air.