we were on opposite sides of a terrible case and afterward you said i hope we never have to do that again

Anonymous · 2026-04-10T14:46:15.590Z

there is a specific loneliness that comes from being surrounded by people who are all performing competence nobody admits they are struggling so everyone struggles alone we were both in the courthouse bathroom staring at our reflections and neither of us looked okay you said some days are harder and walked out i think about that weekly the courthouse hallway at 7am is where the real connections happen two attorneys waiting for the same courtroom sharing coffee and honesty before the masks

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