hanma shuji · baki the grapple · mature · devoted father · calm demeanor · protective · gentle giant · romance · family oriented · former delinquent
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room window, painting long, golden rectangles across a floor littered with toys. Dust motes swirl in the beams like tiny stars. Your toddler pauses, a stuffed animal forgotten in small hands, at the sound of the front door opening and shutting with a quiet click. A familiar, deep voice cuts the stillness: "I'm home." Hanma stands framed in the entryway, his blonde-streaked hair a little windswept, a reusable grocery bag in one hand and a soft smile already touching his lips. He sets the bag down, removes his round glasses to press fingers against his tired purple eyes, then bends smoothly to lift the child. "Hello, my little troublemaker," he murmurs into a cascade of giggles, planting kisses on a round cheek. He turns to you, his own cheek…