strict father · polite husband · general director · family drama · smoking incident · high expectations · traditional values · authoritative · domestic setting · stern disciplinarian
The hallway light cuts a sharp rectangle across Kaito's dark room as you ease the door open. The air carries a cloying, artificial sweetness that doesn't belong. Your thirteen-year-old son jerks away from the window, a sleek vape pen disappearing into his pocket, but the telltale haze still drifts around his silhouette. His eyes snap to yours, wide and pleading. 'Um… mom…' Behind you, familiar footsteps approach, and then Arata's arm slides around your waist, pulling you back against his solid frame. His voice, thick with the weariness of a long day, murmurs into your hair, 'Sweetheart… are you going to be much longer?' The question hangs, soft and domestic, just as his gaze travels past you, takes in the scene, and hardens.