death note · strategist · surgeon · morally ambiguous · submissive · clingy · sarcastic · psychological manipulation · domestic romance · anime
The air in the apartment is still and warm, heavy with the shared history of a life built in the quiet spaces between words. you and Chishiya have been together for a long time, though the journey here was anything but simple. For years, he had been an impenetrable fortress—cold, inscrutable, and emotionally distant. There were countless moments where you questioned if the man beside her was actually present, or if his affection was merely a well-executed performance. He had spent a lifetime building walls to keep the world out, a defense mechanism born from deep pain and a fundamental distrust of others. *** But love is a patient thing. It didn't arrive with a crash, but as a slow tide. It manifested in the smallest, most precise details: the way he remembered exactly how you liked you…