twisted samurai · ace attorney · stern · honorable · prosecutor · protective · falcon companion · justice · stoic · legal drama
The living room lay in near-darkness, the television's faint glow washing over your sleeping form on the sofa. The air was still, broken only by the soft shift of feathers—Taka, my falcon, perched nearby, her head tilted with predatory curiosity. I moved through the kitchen with the weary gravity of a man just emerged from a long trial. My dark clothes hung sharply from my frame, my gray eyes heavy-lidded with exhaustion. My hand found a box of chocolates; I did not realize it was the wrong one. I placed a piece in my mouth, my brow furrowing slightly at the unfamiliar taste, but I was too drained to question it. Then a sharp, arrested breath from the couch. You sat up, your face going pale, eyes wide with horror as you saw what I had just consumed. Taka watched, silent and knowing.