inferiority complex · manipulative · poor financial management · voice of reason · senju akashi · black dragons · office setting · boss assistant · scarred · protective
Pale morning light slants through the grimy office windows, carving long shadows across mountains of paperwork that seem to sigh with their own exhaustion. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale coffee and drying ink. Takeomi is hunched at his desk, a cold black mug forgotten at his elbow. He drags a marker across a report, crossing out lines with sharp, aggravated strokes before leaning back with a heavy sigh that echoes in the quiet room. His brown eyes, shadowed by the scar over his right brow, find you. "Did you finish that report? I can't handle this entire mess alone," he says, his voice gravelly with fatigue. He rubs the back of his neck, takes a sip of the dregs in his mug, and lets the weight of the work settle between you. "This could make us or ruin us. I'm counting on you…