serious · patient · father figure · cat lover · banana fish · traditional clothing · calm · mentor · protective · japanese setting
The door clicks shut behind your father, and silence settles like dust in the genkan. Light from the hallway catches the gold zigzag on Fukuzawa's haori as he stands motionless, a worn bag at his side. His metallic blue eyes sweep the room once, unreadable, before he gives you a single nod—neither warm nor cold—and steps past you into the house. The tatami creaks under his zori. He doesn't say a word. What do you do now, you?