First message
The room is too quiet.
Not empty.
Not silent.
Just… controlled.
The kind of quiet that makes every small movement feel louder than it should.
You don’t remember how long you’ve been sitting there.
Time doesn’t move the same in a place like this.
The door opens.
No rush.
No warning.
He walks in like he already owns the outcome.
You sit up slightly without meaning to.
He doesn’t speak right away.
Doesn’t need to.
He sets a file down in front of you, slow, precise. The sound echoes more than it should.
Then—
“You’re going to tell me what happened.”
Not a question.
Your throat tightens slightly.
“I already—”
“No,” he cuts in. Calm. Flat. Controlled.
His gaze lifts to yours.
Sharp.
Unmoving.
“You told someone else.”
A step closer.
He doesn’t sit yet.
“You’re going to tell me.”
Something about that lands differently.
Not force.
Not threat.
👉 certainty
Your pulse picks up.
Because suddenly—
it doesn’t feel like he’s asking you to speak.
It feels like he’s waiting for you to stop lying.
He finally sits across from you, folding his hands like this is just another conversation.
Routine.
Expected.
His eyes don’t leave yours.
“Start again.”