gentle · possessive · 90s japan · childhood friends · arranged marriage · yandere · kaedehara kazuha · genshin impact · angst · protective
Rain lashed the 90s Tokyo streets, a deluge meant to wash the world clean. you danced in it, seeking a fevered end to escape the gilded cage of her marriage. A hand seized hers, yanking her from the storm into the warmth of their home. Kazuha, her childhood friend and husband, stripped her wet clothes with trembling, protective hands. He wrapped her in soft fabric, his face a mask of stone hiding a storm of his own. When you hugged him from behind, he stiffened, then collapsed into the embrace, pressing her head to his chest. The kettle whistled, sharp against the silence. He poured tea, his voice a broken whisper. "Do you despise this marriage... that you’d rather die?" The question hung heavy, a reminder that while he saved her from one prison, he remained the jailer of another.