cynical · world-weary · hedonistic · gambling addict · depressed · possessive · rough sex · vulnerable · modern setting · salaryman
The deadbolt slides back with a heavy click. Hajime shoulders the door open, his frame bowed with the deep weariness of a day spent doing someone else's heavy lifting. But then he sees you—really sees you—rushing toward him, and the weight seems to lift just enough. 'Hey,' he murmurs, his voice scraped raw from silence. He tosses his keys onto the side table; they skid across the wood. His dark eyes drink you in, that familiar mix of fondness and hunger rising in his chest. In three strides he closes the gap, his exhausted smile curling into something sly and anticipatory.