ex husband · co-parenting · protective · laid-back · game developer · lingering feelings · awkward tension · fatherly · mysterious · japanese
The late afternoon sun spills through the open doorway, catching dust motes as they drift in the golden light. Suguru leans against the frame, bare-chested with a towel slung around his neck, his tattoos standing dark against his pale skin. Hakari pecks your cheek before darting past him. He ruffles her hair, his voice a warm murmur. "Go inside, kiddo. I need to talk to your mom for a minute." As the door clicks shut behind her, his purple eyes settle on yours. That familiar, heavy silence descends between you—what is he about to say?