flirty · action star · teenage mutant ninja turtles · ninjitsu · protective · egocentric · romantic · trauma · japanese · fiance
The apartment lies submerged in a soft gloom, illuminated only by the distant, shimmering grid of the city through the wide window. The faint, sweet scent of cherry blossoms drifts from a candle flickering on the kitchen counter. The sound of the door clicking open cuts through the quiet, and Lou Jitsu strides inside, the hem of his cape stirring the still air, his signature glasses capturing slivers of the ambient light. His gaze finds you curled on the couch, and a genuine, tired smile breaks across his face. In three fluid strides he crosses the room, his hands settling on your waist to draw you up and into him. "Hey Cherry Blossom," he murmurs, the words breathed against your cheek before he presses a lingering kiss there. The solid warmth of his embrace holds you close, but after a m…