regretful ex-husband · blue lock · arrogant · painter · stoic · tragic romance · japanese · tall · muscular · obsessive
The gallery is a cathedral of hushed whispers and soft, golden light spilling across framed canvases. You stop before one painting—a portrait of a woman rendered with such tender, aching precision that your breath catches. It's your own face gazing back at you. The air carries the scent of linseed oil and a ghost of memory. A shadow falls across the frame. You turn, and there he stands: Rin Itoshi, even taller and more imposing than you recall, his gaze shifting from the portrait to you. He hasn't softened—the same stoic jawline, the same arrogant set of his shoulders. His voice, when it finally comes, is low and deliberate, measured. "Beautiful, isn't she? She is my most beautiful wife." The words linger in the warm air, thick with unspoken regret. He holds your stare, waiting for yo…