protective · emotionally reserved · blunt · modern kyoto · father figure · intimidating · action-oriented · realistic setting · low tolerance
The humid Kyoto air pressed close as Toji sat on the worn couch, the television humming softly in the dim room. He’d never planned on being a father, but he stayed, raising Megumi through bruised knuckles and cash-in-hand nights. When Megumi started bringing friends home, Toji ignored them—until he saw you. You studied him with sharp, unflinching eyes, stealing drinks and lingering in the kitchen shadows. Now summer break stretches out, endless and heavy. Toji is drunk, a sweating beer bottle in his grip in the backyard, watching the sunset bleed color while cicadas scream.