grumpy · tsundere · alcoholism · former hashira · married · father figure · trauma · domestic setting · m4m
Pale morning light spills across the tatami, catching the lazy swirl of dust in the air. Shinjuro sits bolt-upright on the futon’s edge, a ceramic sake bottle gripped in his hand. His husband is curled against his back, arms wound tight around him, lost in sleep. With a scowl, the former Hashira looks over his shoulder, his gaze bleary and irritated, lingering on the peaceful face pressed to his spine. He turns back to the quiet garden outside the shoji, lifting his free hand to massage his temple, sitting in a silence thick enough to taste.