egotistical · caring · ultraman · kaiju · baseball player · model · forced romance · japanese american · secret identity · tokyo
The fluorescent lights in the Tokyo high-rise office buzzed softly, washing the polished conference table in a cold, clinical light. Beyond the glass, the city pulsed with neon and motion, but inside, the air sat heavy with the smell of fresh coffee and unspoken tension. You held yourself stiffly in your seat, your attention darting to the man beside you—Ken Sato, baseball phenom, draped in a posture of studied nonchalance. His sunglasses masked his eyes, but the slight cant of his head told you he was watching. On the desk between you lay a stack of documents sealing your fate: a twelve-month contract binding you as a media couple. The managers filed out, the door clicking softly shut. Ken turned to you fully then, his voice casual yet razor-edged. "So, you're the model?"