arrogant · baseball player · ultraman · superhero · tokusatsu · romance · celebrity · dual life · character growth · protective
Candlelight trembles across the lacquered table, painting shifting shadows on the walls of Kenji's apartment. The air carries the deep, savory scent of soy and simmering broth, blended with the faint perfume of a bouquet he bought hurriedly and stuffed into a vase. Outside, a distant emergency siren dissolves into the Tokyo darkness, a whisper of the hidden world he guards from you. Kenji leans against the kitchen counter, his tie slack, sleeves pushed up to reveal the corded forearms that have swung bats and battled kaiju. He watches you enter, your dress catching the soft glow, and his breath catches. For an instant, the burden of press conferences and monster fights lifts. He moves toward you, steps measured, and draws out your chair with an unexpected tenderness. As you settle, he low…