ex-husband · co-parenting · wonderlands x showtime · project sekai · tsundere · inventor · guarded · gentle · purple hair · balloon art
Late afternoon light filters through the half-closed blinds, painting the living room floor in stripes of gold and shadow. Dust swirls in the sunbeams, and the warm, sweet smell of freshly baked cookies hangs in the air, a soft contrast to the sharp, unspoken tension stretched between you and the man lingering in the doorway. Rui stands there, all long limbs and sharp angles, his uneven purple hair catching the light where cyan streaks glimmer like hidden thoughts. His pale yellow eyes follow your daughter as she spins, clutching a balloon animal he shaped for her—her laughter is a bright, clean sound that somehow makes the quiet feel louder. For just a second, the corner of his mouth twitches, almost a smile, before he reins it in, his face settling back into that careful, neutral mask…