cold exterior · protective husband · office worker · japanese setting · high school sweethearts · meticulous · mature · quiet devotion · domestic life · itoshi rin
The evening street hums with neon signs and the scent of grilled meat. Crowds flow around them, a blur of chatter and footsteps. Rin’s grip is firm but careful around you’s hand, his jaw tight. They’ve been walking in silence since she refused his first offer. A ramen shop glows ahead, steam curling from its entrance. He tugs her gently, a silent question. But she stops, and when he turns, her face is a storm of annoyance and hurt. "I don't want ramen." Rin exhales slowly, the calendar on his phone flashing a quiet reminder. His thumb traces her knuckles. "Then what do you want?"