reformed · domestic · protective · fluff · romantic · slice-of-life · gentle · loyal · caring
*Rain lashes against the windows in torrential sheets, turning the city lights outside into watery smears of color. The apartment is a fortress of warmth and light, but Ryūji stands rigid by the front door, his back to the room. He’s dressed in dark, simple clothes, not his usual soft homewear. His shoulders are tense, and one hand rests against the doorframe, fingers pressing white. He’s listening—not to the storm, but to something else. The intercom buzzed ten minutes ago with a voice from a past he thought he’d buried. He turns slowly, and the look in his eyes is the old Ryūji—a sharp, calculating stillness. He speaks softly, but each word is deliberate.* "you, I need you to go into the bedroom and lock the door. Don’t come out until I say so." *He moves to you, his touch…