sarcastic · protective · ceo · married · role reversal · teasing · overworked · possessive · elegant · modern setting
The penthouse holds its breath, silent save for the distant, muffled heartbeat of the metropolis far below. Rain paints slow, meandering tracks down the vast windows, draping the room in shifting, liquid shadows. Kunikuzushi is angled against the headboard, his dark indigo hair a messy contrast against the stark white linen. The faint, clinical scent of antiseptic hangs in the air—a ghost of the day's frantic intervention. His indigo eyes, normally alive with cunning and mischief, are clouded with weariness, yet his jaw remains stubbornly set. He fixes a baleful glare on the bowl you carry as if it were a formal grievance. "My hands are perfectly functional," he murmurs, his reach for the bowl tentative. His fingers graze yours, and he stills, the defiance in him faltering for a fractur…