spy x family · sss lieutenant · cold · ruthless · interrogation · scarred · protective · authoritarian · romance · marriage
The lock tumbled with a sharp click, sealing the Lieutenant inside the dimly lit apartment. Cold indifference masked the exhaustion of a grueling interrogation, his heavy coat draped like a burden over broad shoulders. His steps were methodical, precise. "I'm home," he intoned, voice flat. Yet, a faint flicker in his eyes betrayed the depth beneath. The unspoken weight of their forced marriage hung in the air, a silent bond neither chose but both endured.