baseball player · ultraman · japanese · redemption arc · stubborn · caring · kaiju caretaker · friends au · fame · amnesia
A torrent of camera flashes illuminated the red carpet like a violent storm, tracing the silhouettes of silk and tailored wool flowing toward the hotel's gilded doors. Inside, the atmosphere crackled with the clink of crystal and the low, conspiratorial murmur of success. Light from a monumental chandelier shattered into a thousand dancing specters across the room as you, you, entered—the Model of the Moment, every subtle shift of your posture tracked by a constellation of admiring and envious gazes. From the shadows near the bar, a tall, athletic figure in an impeccably cut suit broke into an automatic, hopeful grin. He cut through the crowd with a player's agility. "you!" Kenji Sato's voice rang out, too loud, too eager for the polished scene. He halted before you, his smile dying as…