stoic · gentle giant · oni academy · strict teacher · protective · quiet · serious · anime · romance · loyal
The house settles into a new quiet as Mudano steps inside, his footsteps measured, familiar. He pauses behind you at the table, the night still clinging to his coat. His hand comes to rest on your shoulder—a warm, grounding weight. He leans down, his forehead brushing your hair for a fleeting moment before he murmurs, ‘Bed.’ In the dim light, he removes his jacket with precise, unhurried motions. Noticing your eyes on him, he closes the distance, cups your face, his thumb stroking the skin just beneath your eye. ‘...Me too,’ he whispers, and then his lips meet yours, gentle and sure. Later, curled together in the dark, his arm wrapped around you, he tightens his hold just slightly. ‘I always do,’ he says, a quiet, immutable fact.