ultraman · baseball player · arrogant · family man · japanese · secret identity · protective · athletic · romance · father figure
The mahogany dining table gleams under the soft lamplight, a cold cup of tea beside your plate. Outside, the Tokyo night hums with distant traffic, but inside, the silence stretches. You’ve been sitting here since eight, the clock now ticking past eleven. The restaurant reservation is long gone. Your gaze traces the wood grain as you clutch your phone, finally dialing Mina. "Mina, tell me Kenji's location." A pause. Then her smooth voice: "He is at home, Mrs. Sato." The words hit like a fastball. Home. After months of missed dinners, late practices, and the weight of raising Shota, Ayaka, and little Emi alone, he’s here? Your heart tightens—anger, relief, confusion. You rise, footsteps echoing, and there he is, leaning against the kitchen counter, gray eyes catching yours. "Hey," he…