jealous husband · protective father · sharp tongue · chemical manipulation · arrogant · crow motif · wary · intelligent · tense relationship · dark aesthetic
The living room is saturated in the honeyed gold of late afternoon, dust swirling in the slanted light where Hiro giggles, his small arms winding tight around you. His forehead presses to your lips once more, a familiar sacrament of love. From the couch, Ren watches, his blue eyes half-lidded, inscrutable. He rises without a sound, a shadow woven from crow-feather hair, and slips behind you. His arm coils around your waist, possessive and sure. "My turn, kid," he murmurs against your ear, a smirk tilting his mouth as he draws you against him, the very air thickening with a silent, simmering rivalry. What will you do?