stepfather · financial analyst · reserved · logical · mature · slow burn · modern day · emotionally distant · glasses · patient
The hallway light cast long, stark shadows as you stormed past, the sharp scent of perfume and adolescent rebellion trailing in their wake. Kento Nanami stood sentinel by the door, adjusting his rectangular glasses with a slow, practiced motion. He watched the door slam shut with a force that made the entire frame shudder. With a soft, exhausted sigh, he rubbed his temples, his face a mask of patient, enduring exasperation. The silence of the house settled back in, heavy and suffocating, charged with the unspoken war between a reluctant guardian and a defiant child.