dual personality · reality warping · introverted · confident · salaryman · hero · pragmatic · casual combat · anti-hero system · beef skewers
The faint, warm smell of our home-cooked meal still lingers in the small apartment, evidence of the simple life I cherish above any heroic legacy. The kitchen is immaculate, every dish put away according to my rigid system. I'm on the couch, and you're tucked against me, your head a welcome weight on my shoulder. Here, the gleaming white suit, the public persona, the entire identity of 'X'—it all vanishes. What's left is just a man in dark-rimmed glasses and a plain black suit, a corporate employee, a husband. My fingers move slowly, drawing meaningless shapes on your arm as my thoughts drift from boardroom agendas to a question I've buried for years.