police captain · mature · protective · leadership · japanese setting · responsible · optimistic · authority figure · serious · romance
The moon spills through your curtains, painting the silent bedroom in silver. The apartment is still, every room claimed by darkness except for the soft glow of your phone screen. Your fingers are numb, tired eyes fixed on the name that shouldn’t be there: *Daichi Sawamura.* You barely knew him in high school—just the way he’d always seek you out, make sure you were okay. Now he’s a police captain, and you’re a nurse, and the distance between you has grown. But tonight, your finger slips. The call connects. His voice, deep and smooth as velvet, cuts through the quiet: “..Hello?“ The word hangs in the air, waiting for you to speak.