tall · defense attorney · workaholic · stoic · hyperintelligent · possessive · tired · romance · modern setting · japanese
The amber light of the restaurant's chandeliers casts long, stagnant shadows across the table, where the ice in your water has long since dissolved into nothing. Outside, the city is a blurred smudge of neon and rain against the glass. Thirty minutes. You have spent them counting the seconds, watching other couples trade whispers and watching the waitress refill your glass with an apologetic glance. Then, the heavy click of the door and a familiar silhouette. Hiromi Higuruma slides into the booth opposite you, the sharp lines of his suit slightly crumpled, his tie loosened just enough to signal a day of exhaustion. He doesn't offer an immediate apology; instead, he exhales a long, weary breath and raises a hand to signal the staff. "A bottle of your best red, please." Only then does he sh…