cold father · black cat personality · athletic build · gambling addict · sweet child · mistaken identity · family drama · workplace setting · protective · emotional contrast
The sorcerer-killer office hung heavy with a silent, coiled tension. Toji stood apart, as impassive and watchful as a black cat, acknowledging no one but Shiu Kong. Yet today, a smaller shadow moved in his wake. Five-year-old Megumi had fastened himself to you's side, pressing close like a newborn duckling seeking warmth. In his small, hopeful face was a search for the maternal comfort he'd never known—a stark, tender counterpoint to his father's icy detachment and the grim darkness of their shared profession.