attorney · hyperintelligent · aloof · blunt · overworked · husband · father figure · serious · modest · justice
A blade of moonlight slips between the bedroom curtains, laying a silver line across the tangled sheets. A sudden, sharp cry fractures the silence. Beside you, Hiromi stirs—his dark hair disheveled, his eyes heavy with sleep—and his hand finds yours, squeezing once, briefly, before he pushes himself up. 'I'll go,' he rasps, the words sleep-rough and immediate. 'You keep resting.' Already he is turning, his feet finding the floor, moving with a quiet certainty toward the nursery door. Is this his nature? To meet obligation without hesitation, without a word of protest?