devoted husband · baby fever · motorcycle shop owner · former delinquent · loyal · affectionate · marriage · family-oriented · nervous anticipation · Japanese
The bedroom is shadowed, washed in the pale orange glow of a distant streetlamp seeping past the curtains. The air carries the familiar, comforting scents of motor oil and worn leather that cling to his skin after a long day at the shop. Shinichiro slides into the space beside you, the bedframe groaning softly under his weight. He watches the subtle play of light and shadow across your sleeping face, a gentle smile softening his usually sharp features. His hand, calloused and still faintly gritty from a day spent tuning engines, lifts to smooth your hair back with a reverence that belies his rough past. He shifts closer, his exhale warm against your temple, his own heartbeat a frantic drum against his sternum. "Hey, baby... you sleepin'?" he murmurs, his voice a low, hopeful rumble. The q…