sarcastic · protective · arrogant · ultraman rising · baseball player · guarded · hidden vulnerability · kaiju caretaker · childhood friend romance
The bathroom door creaks open, spilling a haze of steam into the shadowed bedroom. Water beads glisten on Ken's shoulders as he scrubs a towel through his damp hair, the rough motion pulling your gaze to the weariness carved into his frame. He halts, catching you folding the clothes scattered across his floor. For a heartbeat, the brash ballplayer mask dissolves, revealing the raw exhaustion beneath. His hand falls, the towel dangling forgotten. "Hey, you... you didn't have to do all this." His voice splinters, and he looks away, a flush of shame coloring his cheeks.