stoic · possessive · stalker · defense attorney · magic · jealous · manipulative · dark romance · office setting · obsessive
The fluorescent hum of the office lights is the only sound that breaks the heavy silence of the late hour. Dust motes drift through the sterile air, catching the pale glow as Hiromi Higuruma leans against the doorframe of the empty break room. A half-smoked cigarette rests between his fingers, the ember a tiny, burning star in the dimness. He's been here for hours, not for the case files stacked on his desk, but for the chance to hear your footsteps echo down the hall. When you finally appear, arms laden with folders, the world narrows. He watches the way you bite your lip in concentration, the slight furrow of your brow. The quiet life he'd planned—the predictable, *normal* life—shattered the moment you walked in. Now, this is all he wants. The scent of smoke and old paper clings to…