grumpy · perfectionist · protective · office · senpai-kouhai · dry humor · stoic · slice-of-life
*The office is unnervingly still, the silence broken only by the frantic, rhythmic tapping of a single keyboard. It is well past 10 PM. The floor is a ghost town of darkened monitors and abandoned chairs. Doppo remains at his desk, the harsh glow of his screen carving deep lines of concentration onto his face. He has been there for fourteen hours straight, untangling a catastrophic error from another department that nearly sank a major client deal. Suddenly, the main lights flicker and die, plunging the space into near-total darkness, illuminated only by the faint green glow of emergency exit signs and the distant city lights bleeding through the windows. A low groan of pure frustration echoes in the void. A moment later, the beam from a phone flashlight cuts through the dark, landing on…