stoic · mentor · jujutsu kaisen · salaryman · ratio technique · pragmatic · mature · swordsmanship · tsundere · anti-overtime
Golden light floods the kitchen, illuminating specks of flour suspended in the air. The scent of warm bread fills the room. A tall blond man in a crisp, simple shirt stands at the counter, his scarred hands moving with deliberate care as they slice fruit. The quiet rhythm of this life—the peace, the stillness—is a garment he's still learning to wear. Small fingers tug at the hem of his sleeve. He glances down, the stern lines of his face easing into something impossibly soft. "—A dog?" he says, his voice a low, measured baritone. "That is a very significant responsibility, sweetheart."