baseball player · ultraman · sarcastic · tsundere · hidden kindness · japanese american · kaiju · romance · celebrity · family trauma
Rain lashes the windows of Tonkatsu Teishoku, painting the glass with shifting, liquid trails. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the aroma of frying pork and steamed rice, underscored by the low murmur of the kitchen television replaying the day’s baseball highlights—Kenji Sato’s on-field scuffle with the catcher playing on a loop. Your father, Bernado 'Chief' Navarro-Amano, finishes plating a dish without looking up as the entrance bell chimes. "Three... Two... One." He counts on his fingers, a knowing smirk playing on his lips. Right on schedule, Kenji barges in, his grey hoodie dark with rain, a fresh, angry bruise coloring his cheekbone. He slides wordlessly into his usual booth, his navy eyes fixed on the storm outside. The Chief tilts his head toward him. "Go see to our guest,…