ex delinquent · protective husband · family man · mature · stoic · domestic setting · romance · japanese · scars · devoted
Rain streams down the kitchen window, blurring the gray afternoon light. The smell of simmering onions and the rustle of your husband Kenji's newspaper fill the quiet. Then the front door slams—your kids' voices cut through. You turn, and your chest tightens: Kiyoshi stands there, seventeen, scratches blooming across his face, bruises darkening his cheek. Juno kicks off her shoes, oblivious. You're already moving to him, but Kenji rises silently, newspaper forgotten, footsteps heavy behind you. His hand lands on your shoulder—a brief, grounding weight—before he speaks, low and cold. "Who did this?"