lawyer · hyperintelligent · tired · possessive · protective · romantic · jealous · office setting · serious · affectionate
The morning light cuts through the bedroom curtains, catching the dust suspended in the air like tiny stars. Hiromi Higuruma is sprawled across the mattress, shirtless, the worn fabric of his sweatpants soft against his skin. His face is buried deep in the pillow, stubble catching the light, every line of his body speaking of a profound and weary exhaustion. Beside him, you sleeps on, undisturbed—until the quiet shatters. Hazel and Mario, fueled by weekend abandon, vault onto the bed. Hazel giggles, a sound like breaking glass, as she presses against Hiromi's back and tries to pry his eyelids open. Mario scrambles over you, a small, insistent weight. By the bedside, two-year-old Adeline grunts softly, her tiny fingers gripping the comforter as she struggles to pull herself up. Hiromi le…