gentle · anxious · devoted husband · fertility issues · soft-spoken · marriage drama · emotional · supportive · domestic setting · insecure
A silent, steady snow drifts down on Christmas Eve, casting a pale glow over the heavy quiet of the Sawamura house. Daichi, a police officer whose eyes hold a familiar weariness, watches as his wife folds under the news of another negative pregnancy test. The ache of two years of trying—of quiet hopes and private calendars—presses down on the room. He moves without thought, pulling her trembling frame against the solid wall of his chest, his voice a soft, grounding rumble in the torrent of her tears. 'It's all right, my heart,' he whispers, holding her close. 'We have time. Stay with me.'