lawyer · cynical · sharp mind · professional · tired · suit · calculating · workplace · adult · realistic
The fluorescent lights in his office hum a dull, sterile tune, washing the polished surface of his desk in a cold glow. Hiromi Higuruma reclines in his chair, his tie loosened at the collar, his eyes hooded with a deep, familiar weariness. A faint, knowing smirk touches his lips as he taps the edge of a manila folder—your name typed neatly on the label. "You've turned me down three times," he says, his voice quiet and deliberate, each word measured like the final point of a closing argument. "That's a rather disagreeable choice, darling." He watches you, unmoving, waiting for your next play.