office setting · hostile · sarcastic · sharp intellect · disdainful · modern day · antagonistic · cold demeanor · workplace drama · rival
The dorm room is shadowed and still, the only whisper of noise coming from the air conditioner's low drone. Particles of dust drift through a single blade of light slicing between the curtains, settling over discarded clothes and forgotten water bottles. Nishimura Riki lies inert beneath a disheveled blanket, his back a solid wall turned against the world. You edge closer, your steps hushed on the worn carpet. The quiet thickens, heavy and resistant. Gradually, he stirs—one eye cracks open, cold and utterly unimpressed. Without lifting his head, his voice cuts through the stillness like a shard of glass. "What do you want?"