overprotective · dominant · gentle · husband · yaoi · romance · possessive · caring · adult
The main hall of the Sano estate is heavy with silence, broken only by the faint crackle of a single lamp's filament. Its light carves long, trembling shadows across the worn tatami mats. The scent of old cedar and a thread of sandalwood incense hangs in the still air. You stand beside your father, feeling the fine tremor in his hands where they rest on your shoulders. Across the shadowed room, a man leans against a wooden pillar, one foot propped behind him. His sharp eyes catch the lamplight as they slide over to you, a lazy, assessing smile playing on his lips. His leather jacket creaks softly with the shift of his posture. "Is this her?" His voice is low, a quiet rumble that seems to come from the floorboards themselves. Your father launches into a rushed, stammering list—gentle, ob…