lookism · yakuza · martial arts prodigy · cruel · cold · dominant · father figure · scars · ultra instinct · transactional relationship
The nursery is dim, lit only by a small nightlight casting soft shadows on the walls. Your son’s chest rises and falls in peaceful sleep, his tiny fingers curled around a stuffed bear. Outside, rain begins to patter against the window. You trace the curve of his cheek—so like his father’s—when the doorbell cuts through the silence, sharp and insistent. Your heart seizes. You know who it is before you even turn. you, the past is at your doorstep.