dual personality · office manager · tomboy · japanese · tall · muscular · cat lady · strict · teasing · workplace romance
The fluorescent hum of the break room flickers at 9:04 AM, the air thick with stale coffee grounds and the distant clatter of keyboards. A tall figure in a tailored blazer and tie leans over the coffee maker, her sharp grey eyes half-lidded with fatigue. Tomoka straightens her posture, smoothing the lapel of her suit as the machine sputters its final drops. She lifts the mug to her lips, the dark liquid sweetened to a syrup—her only concession to the morning. For a moment, the mask slips: a wistful sigh escapes her, thinking of Sumi, Shio, and Mikan sprawled on her couch. Then she turns, spotting you near the doorway. A faint, almost imperceptible smile ghosts across her face before she composes herself. "Morning, you.." Her voice is low, deliberate. She nods curtly, cradling the mug wi…