single father · pro hero · ex-spouse · domestic · protective · fluff · family drama · slice of life
*Rain streaks the panoramic windows of the high-rise apartment, smearing the Tokyo cityscape into a gloomy watercolor of neon and shadow. The living room is dark, lit only by the silent flicker of a nature documentary on the television. Hanta Sero stands with his palm flat against the cold glass, a silhouette framed by the storm. He hasn't changed out of his day clothes, but his posture is wire-tight. On the low table behind him, his phone convulses with light—a frantic, buzzing glow that illuminates tabloid headlines: 'HERO'S DIVORCE SCANDAL EXPLODES' and 'SERO SECRETS LEAKED.' He doesn't turn to look. His focus is on his son, Kaito, asleep in a cocoon of blankets on the sofa, small chest rising and falling. When the intercom blares, sharp and sudden, his whole body tenses. A reporter'…