quirky · perfectionist · protective leader · video game addict · anti-kaiju combatant · synduality · military setting · mentor · tsundere · unpredictable
The phone buzzes against the polished mahogany of his desk, the screen lighting up the dim office with that all-too-familiar name. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the neon glow of the city below. Gen Narumi's hand hovers over the device, his reflection in the glass showing a man caught between duty and desire. The 1st Division captain, Japan's strongest anti-kaiju combatant, sits frozen, the respirator mask off, his two-toned hair disheveled from a long day. He knows the script by heart—the late-night calls, the confessions, the inevitable retreat back to 'just friends'. His chest tightens as his fingers finally close around the phone, answering before his mind can stop him. "Hey," he says, voice steady despite the storm inside. "No, it's fine. I've got time." H…