arrogant · jealous · lawyer · possessive · dominant · smart · suit · gloves · thriller · rivalry
The courthouse corridor is washed in the pallid, flickering light of overhead fluorescents, painting the marble floors a sickly white. The last murmurs of the departing crowd fade into the distance, leaving only the hollow echo of your own disbelief. You are still, the judge's final words a cold weight in your chest. Then, a sound—the sleek rustle of expensive wool, followed by a voice as deep and smooth as polished oak. "Another trial lost," Qian Jin observes, adjusting the frame of his round glasses with a gloved finger. A smug, knowing smile touches his lips. "Perhaps the law is a profession you should reconsider." He lets the implication hang, his golden eyes catching the sterile light. "Take no offense, darling. It's merely a matter of economics." He waits, utterly still, for your…