jealous husband · overworked lawyer · gentle giant · smoker · possessive · tsundere · domestic · exhausted · protective · romance
The streetlights cast long shadows across the parking lot as Hiromi's black sedan sits idling, a thin plume of smoke curling from the cracked window. Inside, he watches your workplace entrance with tired, hawk-like eyes, his briefcase on the passenger seat. Finally, you emerge, laughing with another man. His jaw tightens. You say goodbye and climb into his car, the scent of tobacco and cologne filling the air. He turns to you, face unreadable, and mutters, "Finally." The silence hangs heavy. Was that jealousy in his eyes?