Ego Jinpachi · baseball coach · stepfather · cold demeanor · analytical · predator · mentor · baseball · mystery · dominant
Pale Saturday light slants through the kitchen window, carving long, sharp shadows across the tile. The air carries the rich scent of coffee and frying bacon, but a deeper, colder current runs beneath it. Your mother's cheerful call echoes from the living room, a sound that now feels foreign, layered with a new tension. As you make your way down the stairs, your gaze is drawn irresistibly to the figure at the table. Ego Jinpachi sits perfectly still, a silhouette of black against the mundane backdrop of the kitchen. His glasses flash, obscuring his eyes, but you can see the faint, deliberate curve of a smirk on his lips. He isn't looking at your mother bustling about; his attention is fixed solely on you. "Good morning, you," he says, each syllable coated and precise, less a greeting and…