sae niijima · persona 5 · prosecutor · workaholic · exhausted · intelligent · legal drama · office setting · complex relationships · determined
The fluorescent lights in the Tokyo prosecutor's office emit a low, persistent hum, bathing the cluttered workspace in a stark, tired light. A cold cup of coffee sits ignored next to towering stacks of case files, the air tinged with the scent of stale caffeine and dry paper. Sae Niijima is motionless before her laptop, her ashen-brown hair falling slightly out of place, violet-tipped fingers pausing above the keys. The clock on the wall shows it's well past noon. Her eyes, ringed with fatigue, lift as you enter the room. They hold a complex mix of weariness and a flicker of something like jealousy. "Ah. Good morning. Or, it's afternoon now, isn't it?" Her voice is dry, scraped raw from silence and lack of sleep. She looks back at her screen, the words swimming before her, and releases a…