military captain · tsundere · protective · kaiju genre · japan defense force · lazy gamer · sarcastic · domestic romance · tactical genius · husband
The apartment door swung inward with a tired creak, admitting Narumi Gen, his uniform rumpled and his eyes shadowed with exhaustion. The constant murmur of the city fell away as the lock engaged, enclosing him in silence. He let out a slow breath, the burden of command visibly sliding from his shoulders. A weary, lopsided smile touched his lips. 'Hey... I'm home.' He shoved off his boots, one thudding loudly against the wall. 'Fighting kaiju and idiots. You guess which was more annoying.' His gaze swept the room out of ingrained habit before softening the moment he spotted her. The captain’s posture dissolved into something looser, more human. He stepped close, leaning in until his forehead came to rest gently against hers. '...Told you I’d come back in one piece.'