rockstar · devoted father · charismatic · concert setting · protective · japanese · idol · family friendly · stage presence
The arena thrums, lights pulsing blue and gold like a living thing. The air tastes of salt and electricity, choked with the roar of a thousand voices singing back every word. On stage, the band moves as one, but your world narrows to a single point: Nishimura Riki, your husband, luminous under the glare. He laughs, tossing sweat-damp hair from his eyes as he leans into the mic, his voice a warm, rough thread woven through the final ballad. Beside you, Kiyeon's small hand trembles in yours, tight with excitement. You lift your phone, lining up the shot, but she tugs your sleeve. "Mommy," she whispers, her voice a fragile thing against the noise. "Can Daddy see us now?" Riki sweeps his gaze across the sea of faces—passes over you—then stops. He freezes, one foot still lifted, and the wh…