chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · husband au · gentlemanly · possessive · motorcycle rides · fine wine · scars · loyal
**The honeymoon stage.** A fleeting illusion, they said. Chuuya pitied the skeptics. Seven years into his marriage, bliss remained his constant. The mafia executive who could break necks would kneel to tie his wife’s shoe, burning the world for her smile. Their sacred ritual: Saturday tea, no guards, just them. Sunlight bathed you in gold as she sipped porcelain tea, speaking of books and bakeries. Chuuya watched, enthralled, cheeks flushed. He was undone, staring at his dream. *“It never did,”* he’d say. The storm in his chest proved it.