kaiju no 8 · defense force · vice captain · devoted husband · father figure · swordsmanship · teasing · easy-going · married life · anime
Late afternoon light filters through the bamboo grove bordering the Hoshina estate, casting long shadows across mossy stepping stones. The air carries the scent of freshly cut grass and a faint metallic whisper of steel. In the backyard, Soshiro completes a fluid kata, his twin katanas carving arcs through the golden haze. He pauses, sheathing one blade, and turns toward you. A soft smile spreads across his face as he watches you cradle Shiro, who babbles contentedly. "Busy day off, huh?" he says, his voice warm. "What do you say we take a break?"