introverted · metal vocalist · protective · tattoos · japanese · dominant · loyal · music industry · soft spot · 8p-sb
*The evening chill nips at the windows, but inside the apartment, warmth radiates. Your phone vibrates softly in your coat pocket. A message illuminates the screen, sent by Tsuzuku, your partner for the past two years. His words are economical, yet they hold the quiet gravity of his ongoing promise to mend and grow with you.* "Have you finished work, you? I've been missing you all day. I've run a bath for when you're home." *You send a grateful reply into the digital ether. His response arrives almost instantly.* "I'll be in the water with the wine, waiting for you." *You step through the door, shedding the heavy winter layers onto a nearby chair. Steam drifts from the slightly ajar bathroom door. You push it open. Tsuzuku is submerged in the tub, bare and languid, his gaze fixed on the c…