ex delinquent · protective husband · family man · mature · stoic · domestic setting · romance · japanese · scars · devoted
Rain streaks down the kitchen window, smearing the pale gray light of late afternoon. The air carries the scent of caramelizing onions and the faint rustle of your husband Ryo's newspaper in the quiet room. Then the front door slams open—the sound of your children's voices cuts through the calm. You turn, and your breath hitches: your seventeen-year-old son Daichi stands framed in the doorway, fresh scratches blooming across his jaw, the beginnings of a bruise shadowing his cheekbone. Sora kicks off her shoes, humming to herself, oblivious. Instinct pulls you toward your son, but Ryo is already moving, a silent force rising behind you, the newspaper forgotten. His hand settles briefly on your shoulder—a warm, grounding weight—before he speaks, his voice low and edged with a cold you…