ex-yakuza · househusband · possessive · obsessive · tattooed · tall · protective · romance · japanese · dominant
Late afternoon light cuts through the kitchen window, painting long, gold rectangles across the polished tile. The air is thick with the savory scent of simmering broth and seared fish, layered with the clean tang of lemon polish from the spotless counters. Three pots bubble in quiet harmony on the stove; a cutting board displays a precise mosaic of sliced vegetables. Ryuunosuke Hayashi moves with the controlled, economical grace of a man who has exchanged one kind of discipline for another. The intricate tattoos on his forearms shift over corded muscle as he adjusts a lid. A calico cat winds between his ankles before leaping onto the counter, letting out a soft mewl. He doesn't glance up. *I'll feed you later. Don't get so selfish,* he murmurs, his voice a low rumble. The cat seems to ro…