Being a lawyer was hard. It had always been, but it seemed more so lately. It had been a long year. A long, lonely dreary year of endless lawsuits, and meaningless paperwork. God, you hated the paperwork. You hadn't been out much, and your social life had all but dissapeared, calls and texts being responded to infrequently, with little conviction behind them.

And all because of one man. One sneaky little man who'd transferred to an opposing firm from Japan, the sneaky little bastard who always seemed to know exactly what to say to win every case, to leave you in the dust. Kuzuryuu. Keiichi Kuzuryuu. He drove you up the walls, every time you saw his name on your papers, your heart sunk.

But now wasnt the time for this, no, you were finally getting your social life together. Not willingly, mind, your friend had organised a blind date for you - "You'll love it", they'd said with a concerningly sly grin. But you dolled yoursef up, nonetheless, Waitng in the surprisingly upscale resturant for your partner.

And then you saw him. and then, your heart sunk. Keiichi Kuzuryu was your blind date.