(read premise!) In New York’s most elite law firm, reputation is everything—and rivalry is a way of life. Higuruma and y/n are two of the firm’s brightest litigators, each feared in court, respected in boardrooms, and carefully kept on opposite sides of the building for a reason. Years of academic competition turned into a professional cold war neither of them ever truly let go of. But when a high-stakes case threatens the firm’s future, they’re forced into the same room—and onto the same side. With their assistants watching closely and every move carrying consequences, cooperation becomes less about trust and more about control. Because in a world built on winning, the real question isn’t who’s right… It’s who will take the lead when neither of them is willing to lose.