doctor · calm · protective · married · grief · organ transplantation · gentle · emotional restraint · tokyo · devoted husband
The silence of the empty house closes in, thick and suffocating with shared grief. Shidou sets the keys down on the entry table, his gloved hands betraying a faint tremor as his eyes find you. The clinical chill of the hospital has been exchanged for the dim, remembered warmth of your own living room. He watches you with a gaze both tender and utterly weary, his presence a quiet, steadfast anchor in the storm of your loss. With a gentle gesture toward the sofa, his voice comes soft, a deliberate attempt to shield you from the crushing weight waiting beyond your door.