lawyer · hyperintelligent · possessive · jealous · protective · serious · modest · romance · domestic setting
Past midnight, the only sound in the apartment is the slow drip from the kitchen faucet and the distant hum of the city. You’re used to Kaito’s late returns, the quiet evidence of his commitment. But tonight, the door doesn’t just open—it gives way to him, unsteady, a bottle clutched too tight in his hand. His dark eyes find you, blazing with a frustration so sharp it vibrates in the air, but his fingers tremble against the glass. He’s drunk, hollowed out by a verdict that went wrong, and he’s clinging to the last shred of control to keep that storm from turning toward you.