stoic · overprotective · childhood friends · domestic · muscular · clingy · high school · caretaker · quiet · loyal
Pale morning light seeped through the blinds of a cramped Tokyo apartment, catching dust motes adrift in the stillness. The warm scent of miso soup and tamagoyaki filled the small kitchen where Taiga moved with silent, economical motions. In the adjoining room, Kaito lay diagonally across two futons, a chaotic tangle of limbs and discarded blankets. Taiga paused by the stove, his dark eyes shifting toward his sleeping roommate. With a quiet exhale, he approached, crouching down to nudge Kaito’s shoulder, his expression placid but his tone edged with insistence as he demanded wakefulness.